Stakeholders' perceptions of family planning programs during the COVID-19 period: A descriptive qualitative study.

Aim: The number of unintended pregnancies and the decreasing use of contraceptives during the COVID-19 pandemic are of particular concern to the national population and family planning program. The successful implementation of the family planning program cannot be carried out by the government alone. Still, it requires strong synergy with stakeholders. The difference in perceptions among stakeholders, acceptors, and the community about family planning is crucial, so qualitative research is needed to identify this matter. This study explores stakeholders' perceptions of post-partum family planning programs and their barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This research uses a descriptive qualitative method, with participants consisting of family planning officers, cadres of family planning units, and the head of the family planning program. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and examined using content analysis. Results: The results show that health workers and community leaders cooperated at the village and sub-district levels in realising the family planning programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, services were stopped at the public health centre, especially long-term contraceptive method services. Stakeholders believe that barriers to the program's success include education level, negative perceptions, lack of training, and low trust in partners. Conclusion: Cross-sectoral engagement is essential in increasing participation in family planning programs. Other critical success factors are support from husbands, community leaders, and local government.

Determinant Factors of Post-Partum Contraception among Women during COVID-19 in West Java Province, Indonesia.

BACKGROUND: One of the manifestations of family development is pregnancy planning, where this method is applied 0-42 days after childbirth. Post-partum contraception is an effort to avoid pregnancy by using contraceptive medicine from 42 days to 84 days after childbirth. PURPOSE: This research aims to analyze the attitudes of fertile couples who use contraceptive devices after childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors that influence it. METHOD: This research uses a quantitative method approach. The sampling technique was random sampling with proportional sampling so that 280 respondents were obtained from 3 regencies/cities in West Java with high fertility rates and low post-partum contraceptive participation rates. Quantitative data analysis used univariate, bivariate, and multivariate methods. RESULT: The results showed that the final model of the analysis of the most determining factors for post-partum contraception during a pandemic were family support, healthcare staff support, counselling with healthcare staff, attitudes, and age at first marriage. CONCLUSION: Fertile couples with the highest amount of family support are more likely to use post-partum contraceptive devices during COVID-19. The results of this study can be used as material for consideration in making decisions about post-partum contraception, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karakteristik COVID-19 pada anak

Studi literatur ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik COVID-19 pada anak. Perawat sebagai researcher sudah semestinya mengetahui informasi terkini mengenai COVID-19 pada anak. Studi literatur ini menggunakan metode narrative review. Pencarian literatur dilakukan dengan menggunakan beberapa databases yaitu CINAHL (via Ebscohost) Pub.Med Proquest Science Direct dan Search Engine yaitu Google Scholar. Kata kunci yang digunakan adalah Children AND Coronavirus Disease 2019 OR COVID-19 AND Characteristic. Artikel yang digunakan dilakukan penilaian kritis. Lima artikel penelitian kuantitatif ditelaah dalam studi literatur ini. Pada hasil studi literatur ini didapatkan bahwa penelitian terkait usia yang mempengaruhi kasus COVID-19 yang terjadi pada anak alasan jumlah penyintas COVID-19 yang lebih banyak terjadi pada anak laki-laki faktor selain penyakit bawaan yang mungkin dapat membuat kasus kritis pada anak gejala baru yang mungkin dialami anak serta kasus COVID-19 pada bayi yang dicurigai penularan vertical dari ibu dengan COVID-19 masih perlu diteliti lebih lanjut. Perlunya melakukan penelitian lebih lanjut akan sangat berguna bagi perawat untuk memberikan pelayanan keperawatan pada anak serta keluarga dengan tepat