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Keywords: adolescent pregnancy, education level, maternal health, dating, intrapersonal factors

183 Is the family planning service already satisfying? (A study of clients’ perceptions
on health care providers’ communication styles)

Putri Maulidiana Sari, Duly Apika Sari

National Population and Family Planning Board of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

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3. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

Abstract

Many types of research found that comfortable interpersonal communication might trigger satisfaction which
induces continuation on contraceptive use. Unfortunately, a way to communicate with clients seemed poorly
intentions. Thus, examining perceptions of clients towards communication styles in family planning service
providers is essential for better medical education level up to policy making references. By using the explanatory
method, the research interviewed 385 contraceptive clients who obtained a family planning service in Jakarta in
2017. 27-questions of Norton‘s Communication Style Measure version was applied in each communication style
dimension.

Summary of the main part:

The result showed that there was a positive relationship between the perceptions of all communication styles since
the regression coefficients were positive. The respondents evaluated the more friendly, impression-leaving,
attentive, relaxed, animated, and dramatic communication styles used by health-care providers would lead to the
satisfaction of the services.

Keywords: family planning service, Norton’s communicator style construct

86 Communicating Family Planning to Men: A Case Study in Banten Province,
Indonesia

Yenie Wulandari

BKKBN, Serang, Indonesia. University of the Philippines, Quezon, Philippines

Categories

3. Fertility, Fecundity, Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

Abstract

Men’s participation has a major impact on family planning because it can accelerate the understanding and
implementation of family planning in general as well as easing the responsibilities carried by women in terms of
sexual and reproductive health. This study uses Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, Social Role theory, and
Information-Processing Theory. Data were obtained from 2012 Indonesian DHS for Banten Province in 2012 as well
as informant interviews to explore the factors and issues that contribute towards the participation of men in family

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