Effectiveness of Family Planning Implementation in Reducing Pregnancy and Birth Rates in Couples of Fertile Age: A Review
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https://doi.org/10.31674/ijbb.2025.v02i03.002Abstract
Family planning is a movement to form a healthy and prosperous family by limiting births. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of family planning in reducing pregnancy and birth rates in fertile couples. The method used was searching for several relevant articles through PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, and Google Scholar, especially the clinical trial studies which published in English and Indonesian and analyzed birth control with the keyword searched using family planning, fertile couples, knowledge, and education from 2019 to 2024. There were 6 articles that revealed that the level of knowledge in family planning among fertile couples is relatively low. Family Planning via counselling has demonstrated a significant effect on increasing the knowledge of fertile couples. The successful implementation of family planning policies cannot be achieved if all contributing factors do not function optimally. Moreover, education and knowledge significantly influence the effective utilization of family planning programs.
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Keywords: Family Planning, fertile couples, knowledge, educationReferences
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