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Background : Modern contraceptive use have been increase in most of nearly all populations. However, in Indonesia, the pace of increase seems to be slowing down recently.

Objective : This study aims to examine the levels and trends in modern contraceptive use over a ten year period, and to explore the variation of the use by sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods : This study uses the data from two IDHS, conducted in 2007 and 2012, and employed descriptive analysis to examine the levels and trends of modern contraceptive use. Modern contraceptive method use includes female sterilization, male, IUD, injectables, pil, condom, lactational amenorrhea method (LAM).

Results : Modern contraceptive use increase from 67,5% in 2007 to 69,3% in 2012, only 2.7 percentages increase. Most of the increase were attributed to Long Acting Contraceptive System (LACs), escpecially in implant use, 3,9% in 2007 to 5.9 in 2012 (41 percentages increase). The rates of injectables and pils use (non LACs) decreased in 2012 compared to 2007: whereas other non LACs i.e, condom use and LAM, showed an increase. Modern contraceptive use consistently increased across wealth quintile subgroup as well as across educational level both in 2007 and in 2012 data. Moreover, among the poorest, as well as, among those with no education, the data showed an increased rate in 2012, compared to 2007. However, unexpectedly, modern contraceptive use was constantly lower in 2012 among women from the richest sub-population, living in urban area, as well as from the highest educational attainment level. Increasing use of modern contraceptive in Indonesia is encouraging, however, an appealing question appeared based on the results, that is the consistent lower use of modern contraceptive use in 2012 compared to 2007 data among women from the richest, highest education, and living in urban group.

Modern contraceptive, Wealth Index, Education Level, IDHS 2007 and 2012