Controlling the Rate of Population Growth during a Pandemic

The population explosion is expected to occur in 2045 if a country needs to immediately address the problem of its population growth rate, including Indonesia. The wild population will hurt the government. Therefore, the population growth rate must be controlled so as not to burden the national economy and to minimize the negative impacts that will occur later. For this reason, the government made policies to suppress population growth in Indonesia. This research uses descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out by observation, interview, and documentation methods. The research subjects were employees of the Family Planning Office and the Women's Empowerment Agency (KBPPPA Office), and the community. Proof of data validity using inspection techniques. The data analysis used is qualitative Analysis with the steps of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The results obtained were that efforts to control the population growth rate through the family planning program in Tulungagung Regency had been going well. However, several inhibiting factors still existed, such as a need for more awareness from husbands and a few family planning extension officers.