Contraceptive is meant to stop reproduction is encouraged to be used so that the overall population remains within the level that the government can provide them all the basic necessities therefore research was required on the use of contraceptives especially among the non-local people. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting contraceptive use in East Timorese ex-refugee women.

This was a cross-sectional study conducted at 3 ex-refugee settlements in Noelbaki village, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, from April to May 2019. A total of 76 women of reproductive age were selected by fixed disease sampling. The depen­dent variable was contraceptive use. The inde­pendent variables were education, family in­come, accessibility, and sociocultural. The data were collected by a set of questionnaires as a data collection tool and analyzed by multiple logistic regression.

The study found that the likelihood of contraceptive use increased with high education, family income, good accessibility, and supportive sociocultural.

The study concluded through its findings that the likelihood of contraceptive use increases with high education, high family income, good accessibility, and supportive sociocultural

Reference: https://thejmch.com/index.php?journal=thejmch&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=420

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