PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PERILAKU KUNJUNGAN ANTENATAL CARE (ANC) DI PUSKESMAS SIDOMULYO SAMARINDA

Abstract

Antenatal Care (ANC) is one of the preventive efforts of obstetric health care programs to prepare physical, psychological and social pregnant women in the face of pregnancy, childbirth, nifas and lactation and strive for babies to born healthy. The level of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding the ANC will affect the visiting behavior of pregnant women to conduct ANC examinations. This study uses observational analytics method with cross-sectional approach that aims to know the relationship of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women about ANC with the behavior of ANC visits in Sidomulyo Health Center Samarinda . Source of research data in this study is primary data obtained through questionnaire and secondary data obtained from the medical record of the research sample. The research sample was pregnant women who visited (K4) ANC in obstetrics and pregnancy clinic of Sidumulyo Healthcare Samarinda. Bivariate analysis was conducted using the Chi – Square test. The results showed that many pregnant women had regular ANC visitation behavior (67.3%), pregnant women who had regular ANC visitation behavior were more in the group of pregnant women with a high level of knowledge (60.0%) with a value relationship of p = 0.000 and a positive attitude towards an ANC examination (47.3%) with a value relationship of p = 0.000. It was concluded that the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding ANC is related to the behavior of pregnant women's ANC visits at Sidomulyo Samarinda Health Center.