Effect of Communication, Information and Education (CIE) on Knowledge and Decision Making of Married Women with Unmet Need in the Family Planning Program at Marusu District Maros City in 2016 Husnah1, Masni1, Hadju Veni1 1Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10, Tamalanrea Indah, Tamalanrea, Tamalanrea Indah, Tamalanrea, Kota, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, 90245, Indonesia Online published on 30 April, 2019. Abstract The aim of the study was to analyse the influence of Communications, Information, and Education (CIE) on knowledge and decision making of unmet need in family planning in the District of Marusu, Maros. This study was an experimental research design with nonrandomized pre-test and post-test design. Samples were 45 years old or younger spouses with unmet need and 30 people of parity 1 or 2 in each treatment group, selected with purposive method. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test with a questionnaire followed with analysis using paired T-Test sample and One Way ANOVA. The results indicated that there were differences in knowledge before and after the intervention by the lecture method (p =0.000), media leaflet (p =0.009) and the combination of lecture and media leaflet (p = 0.000). The results also showed that there were differences in decision-making before and after the intervention by the lecture method (p = 0.000), media leaflet (p= 0.001) and the combination of lecture and media leaflet (p = 0.000). CIE lecture and leaflets affected the knowledge and decision-making of unmet need in family planning. Top Keywords CIE, decision making, family planning, lecture, media leaflet, unmet need. Top |