Analysis of Compliance with Antenatal Care for Expectant Mothers Confirmed with COVID-19 in Tomohon City, North Sulawesi Province

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, especially the expectant mothers. This phenomenon became one of many reasons for the existing obstacles to the implementation of antenatal care (ANC) for expectant mothers, especially those confirmed with COVID-19. Data on ANC visits of expectant mothers at Anugerah Hospital, Tomohon City, from 2021 to 2022 showed that 2,455 expectant mothers visited the hospital and 67 people were confirmed positive with COVID-19. The importance of ANC visits had not been a top priority regarding their pregnancy. The factors that can influence the behavior of ANC visits are divided into predisposing factors, reinforcing factors, and enabling factors. Methods: Quantitative research was done to determine the relationship between the number of pregnancies, comorbidities, literacy profiles, family support, and compliance with ANC visits. Results: The results showed that the number of pregnancies, comorbidities, maternal literacy profile, and family support were significantly associated with compliance with antenatal care visits (p-value < 0.001). Conclusion: From this study, it can be concluded that there was a significant relationship between the number of pregnancies, comorbidities, maternal literacy profile, family support, and compliance with ANC visits for expectant mothers confirmed with COVID-19.