The Differenced of Characteristics of Contraceptive Method of Condom and Vasectomy: A Cross-sectional Study Among Married of Male in Indonesia

Abstract

Background and aims: Indonesian government is regulating a family planning program to restricted fertility among reproductive aged. However, participated of married male for using contraceptive is very lowest in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 168 of married male (84 of condom method and 84 of

vasectomy method) from April to August 2019 in Jember regency of East Java, Indonesia using purposive sampling

method.

A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure sociodemographic and contraceptive method of participants. Chi square test was performed to analyze the differences of characteristic of contraceptive method of condom and vasectomy among married male (P < 0.05). Results: There were a significant differenced ethnic (² = 7.664, P-value = 0.006) and access of information (² = 8.111, P-value = 0.044) between condom and vasectomy method among married male. Conclusion: Characteristics of ethnic and access information are related with contraceptive method choosing for using condom and vasectomy among married male in Indonesia. Therefore, accessibility

of contraceptive method through health education should be implemented for married male in Indonesia setting regarding their social and cultural context.