Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study
Background: Indonesia has moral norms consider pregnancy among unmarried women a disgrace. The study analyzes the factors influencing unintended pregnancies among unmarried women in Indonesia. Material and Methods: The study examined 1,050 women. The author analyzed unintended pregnancy and six othe...
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| description | Background: Indonesia has moral norms consider pregnancy among unmarried women a disgrace. The study analyzes the factors influencing unintended pregnancies among unmarried women in Indonesia. Material and Methods: The study examined 1,050 women. The author analyzed unintended pregnancy and six other variables (residence, age, education, employment, wealth, and parity). Multivariate analysis used binary logistic regression. Results: 15.5% of unmarried women in Indonesia have experienced an unintended pregnancy. Women living in urban areas are more likely to experience unintended pregnancies than women in rural areas. The 15–19 have the highest chance of experiencing an unintended pregnancy. Education is a protective factor from unintended pregnancy. Employed women are 1.938 times more likely than unemployed. Poverty is a risk factor for experiencing an unintended pregnancy. Multiparous is 4.095 times more likely than primiparous. Conclusion: The study identified six variables that affect unintended pregnancy among unmarried women in Indonesia: residence, age, education, employment, wealth, and parity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f45e75071dd40048fb79916ab52cf472023-05-18T05:26:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812023-01-0148236136310.4103/ijcm.ijcm_325_22Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional studyAgung D LaksonoRatna D WulandariNikmatur RohmahRatu MatahariBackground: Indonesia has moral norms consider pregnancy among unmarried women a disgrace. The study analyzes the factors influencing unintended pregnancies among unmarried women in Indonesia. Material and Methods: The study examined 1,050 women. The author analyzed unintended pregnancy and six other variables (residence, age, education, employment, wealth, and parity). Multivariate analysis used binary logistic regression. Results: 15.5% of unmarried women in Indonesia have experienced an unintended pregnancy. Women living in urban areas are more likely to experience unintended pregnancies than women in rural areas. The 15–19 have the highest chance of experiencing an unintended pregnancy. Education is a protective factor from unintended pregnancy. Employed women are 1.938 times more likely than unemployed. Poverty is a risk factor for experiencing an unintended pregnancy. Multiparous is 4.095 times more likely than primiparous. Conclusion: The study identified six variables that affect unintended pregnancy among unmarried women in Indonesia: residence, age, education, employment, wealth, and parity.http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2023;volume=48;issue=2;spage=361;epage=363;aulast=Laksonocontraceptive usefamily planningmaternal healthpublic healthunintended pregnancyunmarried |
| spellingShingle | Agung D Laksono Ratna D Wulandari Nikmatur Rohmah Ratu Matahari Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study Indian Journal of Community Medicine contraceptive use family planning maternal health public health unintended pregnancy unmarried |
| title | Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Unmarried women and unintended pregnancy: An Indonesian cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | unmarried women and unintended pregnancy an indonesian cross sectional study |
| topic | contraceptive use family planning maternal health public health unintended pregnancy unmarried |
| url | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2023;volume=48;issue=2;spage=361;epage=363;aulast=Laksono |
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