Male Participation Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programmes in Indonesia

Increasing male participation in family planning and reproductive health is one of the family planning program targets in Indonesia, which will be achieved 4.5 percent in 2014. This paper discusses about the factors affecting male participation in family planning and reproductive health among 8839 married men in 2007 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey. The statistically analysis is used to identify the significant relationship between male participation (the dependent variable), and the independent variables i.e predisposing, enabling, reinforcing. It is found that the discussing with health care providers on health and pregnancy is significant influence on male participating in family planning and reproductive health program and 13 times makes men participate it. Knowledge of the symptoms of high risk pregnancies have statistically significance and 8 times makes men participate in it. This study recommends that the capacity of field workers’ role in Information Education Communication, the capacity of health care provider in counseling, intensifying monitoring and supervision should be strengthened.

Keywords: Male participation, family planning program, reproductive health program, The 2007 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey.