THE EFFECT OF USING DEPO MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE CONTRACEPTION ON INCREASING WEIGHT OF ACCEPTERS AT PEKKAE HEALTH CENTER

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ABSTRACT

Depo medroxyprogesterone acetate, Contraceptives are the most in demand and popular among women, because they are considered practical and easy to obtain. This study aims to determine the effect of contraceptive use, and age on weight gain of acceptors using an analytical survey, a cross sectional study approach. The subjects were acceptors using Depo medroxyproges terone acetate contraceptives as many as 62 acceptors were drawn by accidental sampling, conducted in February-June 2021. The results showed that 56 (90.3%) acceptors had weight gain, the remaining 6 (9.7%) did not gain weight. The age of acceptors for the reproductively safe category, namely 20-35 years, was 59 people (95.2%), for the high risk category <20 years there were 2 people (3.2%) and one person >35 years (1.6%). ). The conclusion based on the results of statistical tests using the chi-square test proved that the use of Depo medroxyprogesterone acetate had a significant effect on increasing body weight of family planning acceptors with p.value (0.000<?=0.05), while age (p. value=1,000> ) = 0.05) had no effect on weight gain after using the contraceptive. It is suggested the need for education for prospective acceptors and acceptors about the effects of using contraceptives, especially Depo medroxyprogesterone acetate by health workers and controlling body weight every month regardless of age and learning to regulate eating patterns so that weight can be controlled.