THE EVALUATION FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS MALE (VASECTOMY) AT BUKIT KECIL PALEMBANG IN 2011

Abstract

Background: The main problem faced in Indonesia is in the field of population that is still high population growth. Therefore, the government continues to suppress the rate growth by family planning (FP). In the city of Palembang was increasing active family planning participants who use contraceptives vasectomy which means that an increase male interest in the use of contraceptives. Membership KB for the poor is still considered low, including people in remote and border areas, and socialization programs for the younger generation towards the age of marriage is also still lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate family planning programs male (vasectomy).

Method: This research was an evaluative study with a qualitative approach using indepth interviews, focus group discussions, document review, and observation. The number of informants 9 people. To test the validity of the data was done by triangulation of sources, methods, and data. The data were analyzed with content analysis.

Result: Human resources, the allocation of funds, utilization of facilities, program planning, organizing, managing, and achievement of male family planning program has been running well, and perceptions about the vasectomy also was able to be received well by religious leaders, community leaders, and society itself.

Conclusion: The suggestion of male family planning programs include: health care workers should routinely follow the training program to improve the quality of health services, need to add more officers to socialize in the field, and participants vasectomy can be a motivator to invite the father in using the vasectomy.

Keywords: Evaluation, family planning, vasectomy