Scientific Journal of Engineering & Pharmaceutical Science (https://damaacademia.com/sjeps/) Volume 1, Issue 4, pp.-26-28, April, 2019 Published by: Dama Academic Scholarly & Scientific Research Society ( www.damaacademia.com) ISSN: 2676-2722 (Online) | Impact Factor (IF): 8.113 | Journal DOI: 10.15373/22501991 26 Indicators of Perceived Barriers to Contraception Use Apik Indarty Moedjiono 1 , Kuntoro 2 , Hari Basuki Notobroto 3 1 Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia 2,3 Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia Abstract This study aimed to analyze the indicators barriers to the use of contraceptives in pregnant women in Polewali Mandar Regency. The target population of this prospective cohort study was all married and pregnant woman, before using contraceptives and contraceptive failure or not using contraception and pregnancy is planned, unplanned pregnancy or mistimed pregnancy in Polewali Mandar Regency in 2015 (Size of sample = 100). Data were obtained through interviews using a structured questionnaire. The result of study suggested that each indicator were side effect = 0.942, approval of the husband = 0.946 and availability = 0.967. Based on the results, it can be concluded the indicators that the most important were: of side-effects, availability and approval of the husband. Keywords: Barriers, Contraceptives, Side-effects, Availability and Approval of the husband. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Achievement of the program on population and family planning are evaluation on TWFR (Total Wanted Fertility Rate), TFR (Total Fertility Rate) and unmet need. According to SDKI, in Indonesia TWFR lower than TFR. TWFR showed 2.0 children per woman, while the TFR which is 2.6 per woman. There is a considerable margin between TWFR and TFR. TWFR reflects the fertility rate that theoretically would happen if all the unplanned birth can be prevented (BPS, 2012). Unwanted pregnancy is one of the criteria in the intention pregnant besides intended pregnancy and mistimed pregnancy (Frost et al 2008). Unwanted pregnancy can occur due to discontinuance of contraception in addition to want to get pregnant and due to contraceptive failure. Contraceptive failure can occur in women using contraception are perfect and typical. Failure rate in perfect and typical use of the combined pill and progestin-only pill respectively 9 percent and 0.3 percent, while on the Depo-Provera 6 percent and 0.2 percent (Trussell, 2011). Based on the annual report of National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) Polewali Mandar, TFR in 2009 until 2013 continued to experience an increase of almost five children. Similarly to the case unmet need for contraception, the data in Polewali Mandar higher than the national level. Data of unmet need for contraception di Polewali Mandar ie 13.66%, while in national scope 8, 5% (Dinas Kesehatan, 2013). The term of unmet need for contraception depict women who did not want to become pregnant but are not using contraception (Bradley et al. 2012). Unplanned pregnancy may result in such negative public health consequences ends live births, miscarriages and induced abortions (Gipson, et al 2008; Le et al. 2014). Given its impact unwanted pregnancy required compliance and acceptance of contraceptives more widely.The importance for understanding barriers to the use of contraceptives in pregnant women will contribute avoiding unplanned pregnancy, especially concerning side effect, approval of the husband, and availability. 2.0 METHODS The target population of this prospective cohort study was all married and pregnant woman, before using contraceptives and contraceptive failure or not using contraception and pregnancy is planned, unplanned pregnancy or mistimed pregnancy in Polewali Mandar 2015. A sample size of n = 100 was chosen by randomly selected from participants of screening in 12 sub-districts in Polewali Mandar. Data about Perceived Barriers to the use of contraception was obtained through interviews using a structured questionnaire. The Likert scale was used to measure the perceived barriers to using contraception. Perceived Barriers to the use of contraception, consists of indicators i.e. 1) side effect, 2) approval of the husband, and 3) availability. After data was gathered, it was then processed and data processing by using SMART-PLS 3.0 RESULTS Table 1 shows that the most women in Polewali Mandar Regency have feel a high obstacle to the use of contraceptives in aspects availability, side effect, and approval of the husband. Figure 1 displays that result of factor loading suggested that each indicator were respectivelly as follows: side effect = 0.926, approval of the husband = 0.894 and availability = 0.964. All item loadings are greater than 0.70. All of T-Student