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<sec><h3>BACKGROUND</h3>
<p>One of the pillars of safe motherhood is family planning (FP). The FP program aims to avoid unwanted pregnancies or birth by long-term contraceptive methods (long-acting reversible contraceptives [LARCs]). However, percentages of LARCs usage in Indonesia, in 2017 were still far from the target, 14% per 21.7%. This was influenced by Information Education and Communication given by health-care workers, counseling mechanisms, and mother’s knowledge.</p>
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<sec><h3>AIM</h3>
<p>This study aims to find a new counseling training technique that may improve the counseling skills of health workers and provide a better outcome (clients’ knowledge and attitude).</p>
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<sec><h3>METHODS</h3>
<p>Phase one, a qualitative approach by conducting focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with midwives and clients as the basis for making intensive counseling modules. Phase two, quantitative approach to health-care workers using a t-paired group analysis test. Phase three, analysis using T-unpaired group test for clients.</p>
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<sec><h3>RESULTS</h3>
<p>The qualitative phase showed that the appropriate LARCs intensive counseling training model was 2 days, 8 h each, emphasizing communication techniques. A significant difference was found in the counseling competition of health-care workers before and after training (p &lt; 0.001). The interest in LARCs after receiving counseling (intensive or others) also showed significant differences (p &lt; 0.001).</p>
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<sec><h3>CONCLUSION</h3>
<p>The LARCs intensive counseling training module affects the competency of counseling skills and increases the participation of clients.</p>
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BACKGROUND
One of the pillars of safe motherhood is family planning (FP). The FP program aims to avoid unwanted pregnancies or birth by long-term contraceptive methods (long-acting reversible contraceptives [LARCs]). However, percentages of LARCs usage in Indonesia, in 2017 were still far from the target, 14% per 21.7%. This was influenced by Information Education and Communication given by health-care workers, counseling mechanisms, and mother’s knowledge.

AIM
This study aims to find a new counseling training technique that may improve the counseling skills of health workers and provide a better outcome (clients’ knowledge and attitude).

METHODS
Phase one, a qualitative approach by conducting focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with midwives and clients as the basis for making intensive counseling modules. Phase two, quantitative approach to health-care workers using a t-paired group analysis test. Phase three, analysis using T-unpaired group test for clients.

RESULTS
The qualitative phase showed that the appropriate LARCs intensive counseling training model was 2 days, 8 h each, emphasizing communication techniques. A significant difference was found in the counseling competition of health-care workers before and after training (p < 0.001). The interest in LARCs after receiving counseling (intensive or others) also showed significant differences (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION
The LARCs intensive counseling training module affects the competency of counseling skills and increases the participation of clients.

Effect of Intensive Counseling Training on Participation of Clients in Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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BACKGROUND
One of the pillars of safe motherhood is family planning (FP). The FP program aims to avoid unwanted pregnancies or birth by long-term contraceptive...

Effect of Intensive Counseling Training on Participation of Clients in Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Published Online: Feb 23, 2024

Page range: 67 - 72

Received: May 01, 2023

Accepted: Oct 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2024.11683

Keywords
Counseling, Family planning, Long-acting reversible contraceptives

© 2024 Arietta Pusponegoro, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Effect of Intensive Counseling Training on Participation of Clients in Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives

Published Online: Feb 23, 2024

Page range: 67 - 72

Received: May 01, 2023

Accepted: Oct 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2024.11683

KeywordsCounseling, Family planning, Long-acting reversible contraceptives

© 2024 Arietta Pusponegoro, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Counseling, Family planning, Long-acting reversible contraceptives