unmet need cause factors in lampung timur district

The problem of unmet need indicates a gap between the purpose of female reproduction andtheir perceptual behavior. this means that in one hand, women have a desire to avoid pregnancy; on theother hand, they do not take precautionary measures. therefore, decrease on the percentage of the unmetneed results on the significant number of contraception prevalence. conversely, the high unmet need willbe a problem for the government, not only causing the rapid increase in population but also affecting thehigh aki (maternal mortality rate).this research employed a descriptive method, describing the cause of unfulfilled pair age(pus) in the needs of family planning services in eastern lampung regency. as a consequence, allproblems or causes of unmet need can be addressed by analyzing the data. for this study, researchpopulation has several criteria: first, mothers or married women who do not want to be pregnant again;second, they do not want to have another baby or they want to delay their pregnancy without using anycontraception when data was collected. however, this study does not consider how many children theyhave, how old the latest child and the birth distance. the sample of this study was 336 people who aremothers or women in the status of unmet need.the findings suggest that factors for causing unmet need in east lampung regency are causedby seven main factors and twelve specific factors. the seven factors are: first is the side effect of the useof contraceptive including obesity, bleeding and irregular menstrual cycles. second is the cultural factor,including the desire to have male and female children. third is wives’ perception including the impotenthusband, fear of and away from their husband. fourth is the health factor including, having high blooddisease and cervical cancer and cysts. fifth is the prohibition of husbands in the use of contraceptives.sixth is religious and cultural prohibition such as considering the born babies is a gift from god, so thereis no need to inhibit the birth. seventh is behavioral factor such as laziness to use contraception.