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the range of source of information on SRH amongst youths in Malaysia. The respondents for the study were 5304
youths aged 13-24 comprised of 65.0% who were currently studying and 35.0% out of educational institution
(school drop-out, working and unemployed youths). This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out by
National Population and Family Development Board of Malaysia (NPFDB) in 2014 using self-administered
questionnaire. The range of sources related to SRH topics understudy consisted of mothers, fathers, siblings,
teachers, peers and social media. Whereas the information needs on SRH were measured by various of topics i.e
puberty, anatomy change during puberty, wet dream, sexual activity, pregnancy, masturbation and contraception.
A majority of respondents agreed that they sought for information on puberty topics and pregnancy to the teachers
and mother as compared with other sources. While, peers and media were the second and third sources on sexual
topics after teachers. However, the main sources of information on contraception were teachers and media instead
of mother and father or siblings.

1251 Rethinking Unmet need for Contraception Among Never-married Adolescents:
Evidence from Indonesia Demographic Health Survey (2007 and 2012)

Mirna Nadia
Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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10. Special population groups (Youth, Persons with Disability, etc.)

Abstract

Unmet need for contraception refers to the gap between women’s fertility preference and their contraceptive
practice. While the definition of this demographic measurement is straightforward, it requires complicated
algorithms based on evolving assumptions concerning the risks of pregnancy. Measurement challenges, however,
do not negate the fact that some never-married adolescents may be at risk of pregnancy and need to delay
pregnancy. Sexual and reproductive behavior among never-married adolescents has long been subjected to the
problem of under-reporting, leading to statistical unreliability. Moreover, being underrepresented also lead to their
statistical invisibility. This study aims to understand never-married adolescents’ contraceptive practice wherein
sexual encounters outside recognizable marriage are prohibited, such as in Indonesia. My study finds that female
adolescents and rural residents have lower odds of using contraceptives. Knowing about contraceptives does not
seem to be a good predictor for contraceptive use. However, a more positive attitude toward family planning
services corresponds to greater odds of using contraceptives. Further analyses reveal that the effects of knowledge
and attitude mediate only a small part of the total effects of being female and living in a rural area. These results
imply the need to rethink the much-accepted assumption regarding adolescents’ sexual and reproductive matters.

575 Reasons for Contraceptive Discontinuation: A Multinomial Logistic Regression

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Sri Lilestina Nasution , Sari Kistiana , Mugia Bayu Raharja , Sabarinah Sabarinah
1 National Population and Family Planning Board, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia. Universitas Indonesia, Depok,
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3. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

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