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View all search resultsSome believe that the new regulation will help prevent teenage pregnancies, which bear serious health consequences for the mothers and baby. However, many have expressed concerns that it will instead promote extra-marital sex among students in the country.
Fewer people are using, or continuing to use contraceptives as health facilities have suspended some of their services and as people avoid them over fear of contracting the virus. The most widely used contraceptive methods -- pills and injections -- require acceptors to visit health facilities once every one or three months.
According to the National Population and Family Planning Board’s (BKKBN) latest figures, 28 million Indonesian couples receive contraception services. However, the board noticed a 20 to 30 percent decline in recipients from February to March, with variations among provinces.
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