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Low birth weight (LBW) is currently still a public health concern in developing countries. Infants with LBW have an increased risk of morbidity, stunted growth, and neonatal mortality. In this study, we aim to examine the maternal factors associated with LBW in Indonesia. This study uses a cross-sectional design, and data were obtained from the 2017 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS), which collected data from all the provinces in Indonesia. The data were analyzed with multiple logistic regression. Results showed that 7.1% of children under five years of age in Indonesia had LBW. LBW was associated with maternal factors, which include inadequate antenatal care (ANC) (aOR = 1.7; CI 95% = 1.4-2.0), multiparity (aOR =1.3; CI 95% = 0.8-1.9), low household income (aOR = 1.3; CI 95% = 1.0-1.7), and low educational attainment (aOR = 1.8; CI 95% = 0.9-3.6). Efforts to decrease the prevalence of LBW in Indonesia include the improvement of (1) ANC programs, (2) family planning programs, (3) educational attainment programs, (4) women's education, and (5) household economy programs. These are all important strategies for reducing the incidence of LBW in Indonesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The government of Indonesia has been promoted Family Planning Program (FPP) to control the population growth, as it increases every year; however, in its implementation, unmet need is still to be found, including in Central Java Province. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors causing the incidence of the unmet need in Central Java Province using explanatory research with qualitative (in-depth) and quantitative approaches. The sample was women of childbearing age (15-49 years) with a total sample of 2,281 respondents. The secondary data were obtained from Indonesian Demography and Health Survey (IDHS) 2017. The result showed that there was a relationship between age (p = 0.0005), number of children (p = 0.029), decision making (p = 0.0001), as well as side effects (p = 0.0001) and the unmet need. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]