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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Emergency contraception is only available by prescription only. It is estimated that 11% of Indonesian women of reproductive age have knowledge of EC and that 0.3% have ever used it.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/indonesia/ EC Status and Availability, Indonesia]</ref> | Emergency contraception is only available by prescription only. In the private sector, the lowest cadre of health workers who are allowed to sell or dispense EC are midwives. It is estimated that 11% of Indonesian women of reproductive age have knowledge of EC and that 0.3% have ever used it.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/indonesia/ EC Status and Availability, Indonesia]</ref> | ||
Based on one study, it appeared that Indonesian health care professionals support keeping it prescription-only: "Although most participants were familiar with EC, only 22% received a very good knowledge score (4 or 5/5 answers correct), while 52% received a poor score (0–2/5 correct). Most participants did not support the OTC availability of EC (70%). Logistic regression identified that participants who prescribed EC had an Odds of 3.8 (95% CI 1.90, 7.73) of approving OTC EC, after adjustment for age and speciality."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079896/ Do Indonesian medical practitioners approve the availability of emergency contraception over-the-counter?]</ref> | Based on one study, it appeared that Indonesian health care professionals support keeping it prescription-only: "Although most participants were familiar with EC, only 22% received a very good knowledge score (4 or 5/5 answers correct), while 52% received a poor score (0–2/5 correct). Most participants did not support the OTC availability of EC (70%). Logistic regression identified that participants who prescribed EC had an Odds of 3.8 (95% CI 1.90, 7.73) of approving OTC EC, after adjustment for age and speciality."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079896/ Do Indonesian medical practitioners approve the availability of emergency contraception over-the-counter?]</ref> | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
Check out this list of [http://johani-skensa.blogspot.com/2010/08/daftar-apotik-24-jam-di-dki-jakarta.html 24 hour Jakarta pharmacies]. | * Check out this list of [http://johani-skensa.blogspot.com/2010/08/daftar-apotik-24-jam-di-dki-jakarta.html 24 hour Jakarta pharmacies]. | ||
* You can obtain dedicated emergency contraception in Indonesia at pharmacies. You may be able purchase [http://www.ellaone.se/ ellaOne], which is considered the most effective EC on the market (as of January 2017). To take ellaOne properly, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. The other dedicated EC brands that you can find is Postinor 2. For Postinor-2, you should take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex. | |||
* You can have an IUD inserted to prevent pregnancy. Please refer to the "Contraception" section for details. | |||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as emergency contraception. For combined pills (progestin-estrogen), you'll need to remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Levonorgestrel Pill, Microgynon, Microgynon-30 or Nordette. For all of these brands, you should take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||