<![CDATA[Family planning (FP) services are a crucial preventive intervention for reducing maternal and infant mortality. Husband's support is often assumed to be a key determinant in the appropriate choice of contraceptive methods. This study aimed to determine the relationship between husband's support and the choice of contraceptive methods among family planning acceptors at Puskesmas Gamping II. This quantitative study employed an analytical cross-sectional design involving couples of reproductive age (CRA) within the service area of Puskesmas Gamping II. A total of 98 respondents were selected using accidental sampling. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire consisting of a Likert scale to assess husband's support and a Guttman scale to assess the appropriateness of contraceptive method choice, and were analyzed using the Chi-square test. Most respondents were aged 30–35 years (55.1%), had completed senior high school/vocational high school (53.1%), were not employed (72.4%), and had two or more children (74.5%). Most respondents received good husband support (68.4%) and selected an appropriate contraceptive method (89.8%). However, the bivariate analysis yielded a p-value of 0.760, indicating no statistically significant relationship between husband's support and contraceptive method choice at Puskesmas Gamping II. In this setting, contraceptive choice was not determined solely by the husband's role, but was also influenced by age-related maturity, personal reproductive experience (number of children), and education obtained independently or through health professionals. Puskesmas are recommended to continue improving the quality of family planning counseling while encouraging husband involvement to optimize reproductive communication between couples]]>
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