Effectiveness of ``Paket BerSIH'' on Prenatal Distress

Abstract

Distress during the prenatal period arises because of the inability of pregnant women to adapt. A comprehensive assessment is needed so that prenatal distress can be immediately intervened. One of them was provided education using various media and packaged in “Paket BerSIH”. “Paket BerSIH” contains health education in which there is a variety of information about stress in pregnancy, especially overcoming prenatal distress. The research design used a quasi-experimental pre- and post-test approach with 30 respondents in intervention groups and 30 respondents in control groups. The independent variables researched included “Paket BerSIH” and prenatal distress as the dependent variables. Instruments used include the observation sheet for giving “Paket BerSIH” and prenatal distress questionnaire (PDQ). The bivariate analysis carried out in this study was an independent t-test (unpaired t-test). The results showed that that there was a significant difference in the mean of prenatal distress between the control groups and the intervention groups after giving “Paket BerSIH” (p = 0.001). Health workers can provide “Paket BerSIH” during ANC, which has been proven to be effective for pregnant women, and pregnant women were expected to take advantage of this package, so that they do not experience long periods of stress during pregnancy.
 Keywords: distress, paket BerSIH, prenatal