<![CDATA[Background: Family planning (FP) programs play a crucial role in controlling population growth and improving maternal and child health in Indonesia, with acceptor characteristics such as age and parity often assumed to shape method preference. A range of contraceptive options exists, commonly grouped into long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC, e.g., intrauterine devices and implants) and non-LARC (e.g., injectables, pills, and condoms). Objectives: This study aimed to map the tendency of contraceptive method selection among acceptors, examined from the demographic factors of age and parity. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data collected during community service (KKN) activities. After data cleaning and deduplication, 148 acceptors with complete data were analyzed descriptively, followed by bivariate analysis using the chi-square test to examine the association between age (≤30 versus >30 years), parity (≤2 versus >2 children), and LARC selection. Findings: Injectable contraceptives were the most preferred method (45.9%), followed by intrauterine devices (26.4%) and implants (25.7%), while no acceptor used condoms. Although the proportion of LARC use was slightly higher among acceptors aged above 30 years (53.4%) and those with more than two children (54.8%) compared to their counterparts, chi-square tests showed no statistically significant association between age (p=0.810) or parity (p=0.813) and LARC selection. Implications: Age and parity alone appear insufficient to explain LARC uptake in this setting, suggesting that health facilities need more proactive, multifactorial counseling approaches that also address cost, misconceptions, and spousal support when promoting long-acting methods.]]>
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