Indonesia contraceptive prevalence survey report 1983 : the results of surveys in five cities

Survey questions concerned age, education, occupation, group membership, media use, mean age at first marriage, pregnancy history, interval since last live birth, total marital fertility rate, number of children desired, place and attendants at delivery, and duration of breastfeeding. Results showed that family planning knowledge was high in all five cities, with the pill, IUD, and injection the most widely known methods. Contraceptive use was positively related to level of education and increased with age (up to the age of 35) and with the number of living children. Target groups for contraceptive services were identified as the 50%-60% of respondents who never used contraceptives and the 65%-70% of past users who did not want additional children. Overall, the proportion of high risk women was estimated at 30%-35%. Appendices include discussions of breastfeeding practices and of policy issues raised by the survey.