ndonesia’s family planning program has been

recognized as one of the key international successes

in national-level interventions on reproductive health.

During the past 40 years, Indonesia has achieved a

significant drop in the total fertility rate from 5.6 in

the late 1960s to a current rate of 2.3.

1

The use of

contraceptives among adults of reproductive age rose

steadily from 18.3% in 1976 to 61.4% in 2007.

2

This

can be directly credited to the family planning program

founded in 1970 under the auspices of the National

Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN – now

the National Population and Family Planning Board)

with the goals of addressing rapid population growth

leading to economic progress and improving the health

and quality of life for citizens