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In Jakarta, you can purchase emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. While Indonesian law my technically require a prescription, this does not appear to be widely enforced. 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> | ||