The effect of attitude toward behavior on vasectomy contraception in men
Department Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Behaviour Sciences, Airlangga University, East Java, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(03), 1252–1256
Publication history:
Received on 08 May 2024; revised on 18 June 2024; accepted on 20 June 2024
Abstract:
The fast growth of population in Surabaya City is breeding numerous problems, starting from poverty all the way to an increase of crime rate. In mitigating those problems, the usage of contraception is one of the methods used to reduce the population density in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the effect of attitude towards behavior on the usage of vasectomy contraception in men. This study uses observational analytic design. The approach used in this research is cross-sectional. Population for this study are men with more than three children that are domiciled in Putat Jaya, Kecamatan Sawahan, Surabaya. The variables in this study are independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is the attitude towards behavior and the dependent variable is the intention to use vasectomy contraception. The result of this study shows that there is a significant effect of attitude towards behavior on the intention to use vasectomy contraception. The p-value for the test is 0,002 (<α=0.05) with the category of “supporting”. Therefore, from that result, we conclude that attitude towards behavior of “supporting” have an effect up to 33,3 more than “not supporting” behavior on the intention to use vasectomy contraception. In conclusion, attitude towards behavior have a significant effect on the intention to use vasectomy contraception.
Keywords:
Attitude towards behavior; Family Planing; Vasectomy; Contraception; Population
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