From the 18th to the end of May 2016, SurveyMETER will collect data for the Quantitative Study of Adolescent Reproductive Health in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). Previously on May 16, field assistant training was held in the Meeting Room 2nd Floor, SurveyMETER Office. It is to complement the qualitative data collected from February to March 2016.

According to the field study coordinator, Angky Bayu Putrantyo, the data collection for this quantitative study on youth health care was carried out in all districts in the Special Region of Yogyakarta: Sleman, Bantul, Gunungkidul, Kulon Progo, and Yogyakarta City. It collected information from 960 students in 40 SMP/MTS, 1920 students from 80 SMA/MA/SMK, and 720 out-of-school youth aged 13-24 years living in the vicinity of the selected schools.

It also collected data on the number of unwanted pregnancies among female students in all selected schools and positive prospective brides from all puskesmas located in districts/cities in DIY. It was conducted using a structured list of questions to be filled out (questionnaire) by school students and out-of-school youth by themselves, while data on the number of unwanted pregnancy students was filled out by the school, whilst data on positively pregnant prospective brides were filled out by the puskesmas staff. It was conducted by 5 teams where spread over 5 districts/cities and respectively consisted of 5 experienced research assistants that were appointed concurrently as a team supervisors.

The purpose of this study was to collect basic information about adolescent reproductive health by observing the knowledge, environment (education system, social environment, family background and values, peer groups, media), adolescent sexual behavior, the impact of adolescent sexual behavior, and impact of teenage pregnancy out of wedlock. It aims to provide input on policies related to school and out-of-school youth. (JF)