Information-seeking behavior of reproductive health based on socio-demographic among adolescents in Jakarta, Indonesia.

BACKGROUND

The main characteristic of today's adolescents in seeking information is through online media. The pattern of their information-seeking behavior is diversified based on socio-demographic factors. The objective of this study is to describe the information-seeking behavior of reproductive health based on socio-demographics among adolescents.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This online-based survey was conducted with a cross-sectional study in 2021 among 438 adolescents 18-24 years of age in Jakarta, Indonesia, by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by distributing Google forms and analyzed using the Chi-square test.

RESULTS

The main source of information media used by adolescents in their daily lives was online media (97.3%), with Instagram being the highest proportion (66.0%). Based on education, there were significant differences in preference topics on Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases ( = 0.012), reproductive system and puberty ( = 0.045), source of information from Facebook ( = 0.034), and source of information from mother ( = 0.045). Based on parents' income, there was a significant difference in preference topics on child marriage, prevention of pregnancy, and abortion ( = 0.015).

CONCLUSION

There is a need to improve reproductive health promotion by maximizing online media and certain figures along with promotion target mapping based on socio-demographic characteristics.