The influence of balanced counseling strategy on mother toward use of post partum family planning

Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to analyze influence of balanced counseling strategies on the use of immediate PPFP.

Methods

This research is pre experiment with only posttest control group design. Samples were third trimester pregnant women, respectively 25 experimental and control group were selected purposively, analyzed by chi-square test.

Results

There was an effect of BCS on the use of PPFP, there was an effect of using PPFP at age above 20 years, parity ≥ 2, low secondary education, sufficient knowledge and husband's support (p-value < 0.005). It was concluded that BCS in third trimester pregnant women and repeated post partum had an effect on the use of PPFP especially mothers with age, parity, sufficient knowledge and mothers who received support from their husbands.

Conclusion

It is expected that pregnant women will get BCS and continue post partum to increase coverage of PPFP use.