RELATIONSHIP SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND ANTENATAL SERVICES AND KNOWLEDGE OF PREGNANT WOMAN ABOUT PUERPERIUM IN PUSKESMAS SIMPANG TIMBANGAN

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality rate is still high in Indonesia. This is due to the many woman who died from complications of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Complications during childbirth are expected to be prevented and detected through a visit by a medical team during puerperium. However, based on the data collected by RISKESDAS the visit during puerperium has not been performing well. Therefore, the knowledge of pregnant woman about puerperium needs to be prepared that they can pass through it normally.

Method: Used a survey method with the analytic cross sectional study design. The sample in this study were all pregnant women who recorded both in village midwives, and private practice health centers midwives in the working area of Simpang Timbangan some as much as 61 people.Using accidental sampling method.

Results: Maternal knowledge about puerperium-related education pendidikan (RP= 37,5; CI 95% = 4,549- 309,334), compliance of 7T (counseling points) (RP= 3,491; CI 95%= 1,204-10,123)and the fulfillment of the 7 rights of pregnant woman (RP= 3,197; CI 95%= 1,108- 9,223).

Conclusion: It is known that there are three variables that have a significant relationship statistically with knowledge: education, compliance of 7T (counseling point), the fulfillment of the rights of pregnant woman. While that is not related are age, occupation, and the amount of children.

Keywords: Sociodemographic, antenatal services, pregnant woman, puerperium