Attitude Of Pregnant Mothers Research Articles

Factors Associated with Febrile Treatment-Seeking Behaviour among Expectant Mothers in Ssekanyonyi, Uganda

Background: Malaria fever is a serious health problem that contributes greatly to morbidity and mortality in Uganda. In Mityana District where 4 in 10 pregnancy deaths are malaria related mothers who do not seek treatment in health facilities when they experience febrile illnesses. Therefore, a study was undertaken to identify factors associated with treatment-seeking behavior among pregnant women suffering from febrile illnesses suspected to be malaria in Ssekanyonyi Sub-County in Mityana District, Uganda.
 Methods: A cross-sectional study in which questionnaires and key informant guides were administered to 198 expectant mothers to generate data on their socio-demographics and treatment seeking behaviour. SPSS software version 20.0 was used for data analysis and a Logistic Regression model was fitted to identify factors that independently influenced their health-seeking behavior.
 Results: Out of the198 expectant mothers enrolled in the study, 42.9% were aged 15-25 years, 73.7% had achieved Secondary education, and 46.5% were married. The treatment-seeking behavior was found to be standing at only 56.6%. Among the different factors studied, health education on malaria (AOR = 3.68, P = 0.000), the attitude of midwives (AOR = 1.45, P = 0.003), patient care (AOR = 0.33, P = 0.030), and attitude of the pregnant mother (AOR = 5.38, P = 0.000) were found to be statistically significantly associated with treatment-seeking behavior among pregnant mothers with febrile illnesses.
 Conclusion: The study concludes that health education on malaria, attitude of midwives and pregnant mothers are the most important in positively affecting treatment seeking behavior among pregnant mothers with febrile illnesses.
 Recommendations: Health education on malaria, attitude of midwives, patient care and attitude of pregnant mothers need to be given attention in a bid to reduce febrile illnesses. The Ministry of Health and other responsible stakeholders need to reinforce awareness programs on health education among women of reproductive age about the danger of febrile illnesses during pregnancy and also help midwives address issues related to their attitude towards pregnant mothers

PENGARUH PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL TENTANG PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS MUARA SATU KOTA LHOKSEUMAWE

The Exclusive Breastfeeding program promotes the only breastfeeding administration for the baby for the first 6 (six) months without adding and changing the breastfeeding with other kinds of food and drink. Based on the coverage of the Exclusive Breastfeeding Administration at Puskesmas (Community Health Center) Muara Satu in 2013, which was 44.6%, the media of health promotion done to change pregnant mothers' behavior was the lecture method with leaflet distribution. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to find out the influence of health promotion through the lecture method with the media of leaflets on the knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers in Exclusive Breastfeeding Administration in the working area of Puskesmas Muara Satu, the city of Lhokseumawe in 2020. The population of the quasi-experimental study was 156 pregnant mothers living in the working area of Puskesmas Muara Satu in June 2020. The samples for this study were 25 pregnant mothers for the case/treatment group carried out in Desa Blang Pulo, and 25 pregnant mothers for the control group in Desa Batuphat Barat. The samples were selected through a purposive sampling method from the village under the criteria that in the village lived 25 pregnant mothers. The data obtained for this study with a non-randomized control group pretest post-test design were analyzed through the Independent t-test method. This study showed that there was an influence of health extension through the lecture method with the media of leaflets to improve the score of knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers on the Exclusive Breastfeeding Administration with p-value = 0.001 < 0.05. The Head of Lhokseumawe Municipal Health Service is suggested to provide continuous training in Training of Trainer (TOT). The health extension workers should be more active in educating pregnant mothers about the Exclusive Breastfeeding Administration.

Antenatal Class Increases Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women in Succeeding Early Breastfeeding Initiation

Early Breastfeeding initiation increases exclusive breastfeeding. This research is aimed at knowing the effect of ante natal class to the knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers and to the success of early breastfeeding. The type of the research is a literary research by researching literature related to ante natal class/classes for pregnant women, early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breastfeeding. From the research it is found that through ante natal class, pregnant women obtained information and training about mother’s and baby’s health which comprises of pregnancy, physical changes and conditions during pregnancy, pregnancy care, delivery followed by early breastfeeding initiation, childbed, the baby, myths/beliefs/local customs, contagious diseases and birth registration. Through the acceptance of early breastfeeding initiation material in ante natal class, it is expected that pregnant women will have the knowledge and understanding concerning early breastfeeding initiation which eventually form a positive attitude towards early breastfeeding initiation. Based on good knowledge and a positive attitude regarding early breastfeeding initiation, it is hoped that its implementation will be successful and eventually will increase exclusive breastfeeding. Thus, it is advised that mother and child health care institutions conduct ante natal class programs to support the successful implementation of early breastfeeding initiation, to obtain healthy and qualified human resources.

PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL DALAM MENGONSUMSI ASAM FOLAT


 Folic acid an important role in pregnant women in the formation of red blood cells. According SDKI 2012 Demographic and Health Survey maternal mortality is high that consists of 359 per 100,000 in live births and consists of 31% maternal mortality caused by bleeding. One of program decreasing AKI withconsumes tablets Fe + folic acid that able to reduce anemia upto 65%. The results of the first survey in the Pratama Sarinah Clinic of 6 pregnant women, 5 of them with HB <10 g% did not take folic acid for reasons unknow the benefits of folic acid, and one mother said forget about it. The purpose this study to determine the relationship of knowledge with the attitude of pregnant mothers to take folic acid. The study was conducted in April 2016. The quantitative analytical research method with cross sectional design, the population has obtained of pregnant women who visited the period January-March 2016 that consists of 126 people, with a sample consists of 56 people. The results consists of the 56 respondents, consists of 34 (60.7%) respondents less knowledgeable and consists of 23 (74.2%) respondents to be negative in the consumption of folic acid. Based on the analysis obtained chi-square test p value of 0.043, which means p <α 0.05, there is any relationship between knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers to take folic acid.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI RENDAHNYA CAKUPAN IMUNISASI TT (TETANUS TOKSOID) PADA IBU HAMIL DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS MELINTANG KOTA PANGKALPINANG

Tetanus Toxoid (TT) immunization is the process of forming a person’s immune system as a form of prevention from Tetanus neonatorum infection, which infected by Clostridium tetani bacteria that occurred from childbirth and unclean and unsterile umbilical cord cutting. A low coverage of Tetanus Toxoid (TT) immunization for pregnant mothers in 2018-2020 in the work area of Melintang Public Health Center in Pangkalpinang City. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between the education of pregnant mothers, knowledge of pregnant mothers, attitude of pregnant mothers, role of health workers, and husband’s support towards the low coverage of Tetanus Toxoid (TT) immunization in pregnant mothers in the work area of Melintang Public Health Center in Pangkalpinang.This study used a cross sectional research design using the Chi Square test and the sampling technique was Simple Random Sampling with data collection using interview method through questionnaire. The study population was 670 pregnant mothers. The research sample was 94 respondents. Study results point out that there was a significant relationship between education of pregnant mothers (p value = 0.005), attitude of pregnant mothers (p value = 0.002), role of health workers (p value = 0.005) and husband’s support (p value = 0.009) but there was no significant relationship between the knowledge of pregnant mothers (0.065) and the low coverage of Tetanus Toxoid (TT) immunization in pregnant mothers in the work area of Melintang Public Health Center in Pangkalpinang. The factor that tends to be dominant is the attitude of pregnant mothers with POR = 4,556. It is recommended that the public health center increase the intensity of counseling, provide health service post, carry out periodical screening to record pregnant mothers who have or have not taken TT immunization. For the community especially pregnant mothers, it is recommended to take TT immunization during pregnancy with a minimum of two times TT immunization injections, and be active in pregnancy check-up.

The Use of the Electronic Diary Food (EDIFO) Application and Their Effect on the Attitude of Pregnant Mothers

Balanced nutrition is beneficial for physical growth and development, maintaining health, replacing body tissues, and supporting reproductive health. There are several things that need to be considered during pregnancy, including nutritional needs during pregnancy which are different for each individual and one of them is influenced by health history and previous nutritional status. To help pregnant women control their nutritional needs and solve the problems above, an Electronic Diary Food (EDIFO) application will be created as an information system for balanced nutrition intake for pregnant women. A pregnant woman can access a balanced nutrition information system application anywhere and anytime. The application can be used by all pregnant women as long as the pregnant women can connect to the internet and are able to use the internet.

Effect of Health Education on Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of Pregnant Women About Early Breastfeeding Initiation

Early breastfeeding initiation is the process of self breastfeeding, at least for one hour when the baby has just born. The mothers can do early breastfeeding initiation properly if they have good knowledge and positive attitude. Target of this research that is analysing to determine the effect of health education on pregnant mother’s knowledge and attitude on early breastfeeding initiation in Region Work Puskesmas Wara Utara Kota, Palopo City Year 2018. This research use method of eksperimental, research desain the used is design eksperimental quasi: pre group one test post and test design. Sampel at this research amount to 34 people technicsly intake of accidental sampel of sampling. Result of research got that average value at pre test knowledge of pregnant mother’s about early breastfeeding initiation that is 1,41 while average value of post test knowledge of pregnant mother’s about early breastfeeding initiation that is 1,74 and got by probability equal to 0,001, showing 0,001 < 0,05. While average value at pre test attitude of pregnant mother’s about early breastfeeding initiation that is 1,41 while average value of post test attitude of pregnant mother’s about early breastfeeding initiation that is 1,74 and got by probability equal to 0,001, showing 0,001 < 0,05. Pursuant to difference value and analysis result, this matter can be concluded that there are to determine the effect of health education on pregnant mother’s knowledge and attitude on early breastfeeding initiation in Region Work Puskesmas Wara Utara Kota, Palopo City Year 2018.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Colostrum Feeding among Antenatal Care Attendant Mothers in Gununo Health Centre, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia 2019: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background The role of colostrum in promoting the growth and development of the newborn as well as fighting infections is widely acknowledged. In Ethiopia, there are differences in cultures in the acceptability of colostrum and the prevalence of colostrum feeding. Although breastfeeding is a common practice in Ethiopia, there is a difference in the awareness and attitude of pregnant mothers regarding colostrum feeding. Objectives To assess knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards colostrum feeding among antenatal care attendant mothers in Gununo Health Center, South Ethiopia, 2019. Methods Facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 342 ANC (antenatal care) attendant mothers in Gununo Health Center from April to May 2019. Data was collected by using structured interviewer questionnaires and the subjects were selected through systematic random sampling. Data template was prepared by Epi data-manger version 4.2 and SPSS version 23 was used for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate analysis with 95% CI was employed. Variables found to have a p-value < 0.2 in the binary logistic regression were entered into multivariate analysis and strength of association was declared at p-value < 0.2 in the binary logistic regression were entered into multivariate analysis and strength of association was declared at Results Among the study participants 226 (66.1%) were knowledgeable and 39 (11.4%) were not knowledgeable on colostrum feeding. From the respondents, 239 (69.9%) had a positive attitude and the rest 103 (30.1%) mothers had a negative attitude towards colostrum feeding. Respondents who had more than four children (AOR = 1.21, 95% CI [1.31, 2.47], ANC visit (four times and above) (AOR=2.8, 95% CI [2.23, 4.49]), and counseled about colostrum feeding (AOR = 2.29, 95% CI [2.34, 3.74]), were some variables that significantly associated with knowledge of colostrum feeding. Those who had been counseled about breastfeeding (AOR = 1.16, 95% CI [1.59–3.96]), ANC visit (AOR = 11.32, 95% CI [1.14, 112.64]), and multiparas (AOR = 5.68, 95% CI [1.57, 20.53]) were some variables that significantly associated with attitude. Conclusion and Recommendation. Even though the mothers' knowledge and attitude seem higher than from previously conducted articles in Ethiopia, still gaps were seen clearly on colostrum feeding in the area. It is recommended to set strategies to promote colostrum feeding.

FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN TENTANG P4K DENGAN KESIAPAN PERSALINAN DI KELURAHAN PARUPUK TABING TAHUN 2017

&lt;p&gt;The Birth Prevention and Complication Prevention (P4K) Program is performed because of the complication and AKI tillage. Based on the Health Profile of West Sumatra, the 2015 complication is 58.0%. Padang City is one of West Sumatera Province which has 33,10% complication from 22 healtcare. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of knowledge, attitude of pregnant mother and husband support about P4K with the readiness of delivery in Parupuk Tabing Urban Village in 2017. This research use &lt;em&gt;crossectional &lt;/em&gt;design with &lt;em&gt;proportional sampling &lt;/em&gt;technique. The object in this research is pregnant women in Parupuk Tabing urban district. To know the relationship of knowledge, attitude and support of husband about P4K with the laborreadiness is tested by Chi-Square test with degree of trust 95%. The statistical test showed that there is a correlation between mother's knowledge level (p = 0,046), attitude (p = 0,048) and husband support (p = 0,001) to P4K with the readiness of labor. It was concluded that there was a relationship of knowledge, attitude of pregnant mother about P4K with the readiness of persalian. To the husband is expected to take the time to accompany the mother to examine her pregnancy, and provide support to prepare for delivery according to P4K Program..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

HUBUNGAN PARITAS DENGAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL TENTANG KUNJUNGAN KEHAMILAN K1 MURNI DI DESA TANAMERAH KECAMATAN SARONGGI KABUPATEN SUMENEP

Pure K1 coverage is an indicator to know the reach of ANC services to achieve the optimum degree of health especially in pregnancy examination in order to recognize early complications. In fact, there are still many pregnant women who do not do Pure K1, such as coverage of K1 Murni in Tanamerah Village Working Area of ​​UPT Puskesmas Saronggi 53% from target 87% until November. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of parity with attitude of pregnant mother about visit of Antenatal care K1 Murni.&#x0D; The research design was correlational analitic with cross sectional study approach. The population is 46 pregnant women in Tanamerah Saronggi Village from April to May 2014.Total population is 46 respondents. Variable independent is parity and variable dependent is the attitude of pregnant mother in doing visit of pregnancy of K1 Murni. Methods of collecting data in the form of questionnaires and cohorts and then analyzed by statistical test Rank Rank Wilcoxone with α = 0.05.&#x0D; Most of pregnant women had more than 1 (Multipara), 34 respondents (73,9%) and most pregnant women were negative about Pure K1 pregnancy, 33 respondents (71,7%). With significance test (p) 0.002 which means p &lt;α.&#x0D; Based on the research results can be concluded there is a parity relationship with the attitude of pregnant women to visit pregnancy K1 Murni in Tanamerah Village Work Area UPT Puskesmas Saronggi District Saronggi Sumenep Regency.&#x0D; Pregnant women and families should increase their willingness and awareness to check their pregnancy according to ANC standard.

Analysis of Impact of Use of Incident Thickness in Pregnant Woman in Area of Malaria (Gunung Raja Mentawe Village Districts of Tanah Bumbu South Borneo)

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites. Plasmodium that lives and breeds in human red blood cells. The disease is naturally transmitted through the female Anopheles mosquito bites. Transmission of malaria is similar to infectious disease transmission in general that is determined by factors called host (human and Anopheles mosquitoes), agent (parasite plasmodium) and environment (physical, chemical, biological and social). Malaria is a world health problem, especially for tropical countries and subtropics, the World Health Organization (WHO) says 40% or more than 2, 400 million people live in malaria endemic areas and estimates of prevalence between 300–500 million clinical cases each year, reported deaths of 1–1.5 million people per year. Malaria infection especially in pregnancy is very detrimental to the mother and fetus it contains, because this infection can increase the incidence of morbidity and mortality of mother and fetus. Complications of malaria in pregnant women such as anemia, hypoglycemia, cerebral malaria, pulmonary edema, placental infection, acute renal failure, puerperal sepsis and post partum bleeding, can even lead to death. The mortality rate of malaria in pregnant women with complication of hypogklikemia is 45–75%, whereas malaria of celebral have mortality 20–50%. South Kalimantan is among the top 10 provinces with the highest API. One of the districts in South Kalimantan that includes malaria endemic area is Tanah Bumbu Regency with an API of 7.4%. In Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu there are 2 sub-districts that are still malaria endemic namely Mentewe sub-district (API 12, 2%). Respondents from this study were pregnant women who used insecticide-treated bed nets. The results showed that the use of insecticide treated bed nets in pregnant women was influenced by the attitude of pregnant mother (sig.0, 033), while knowledge (sig 0, 614), body weight (sig.0, 163) and maternal anemia status (Sig 0, 362) against the use of mosquito nets

Effectiveness of Anticipatory Guidance on the Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women Attending Government Hospital, Thirumangalam, Madurai

Aims and Objectives: Improving maternal knowledge plays a major role in developing good oral health habits and in preventing diseases like early childhood caries in their children. The present study is aimed to provide pregnant women with the anticipatory guidance and to evaluate its effect on promoting the knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers regarding infant and toddler’s oral health care. Material and Method: In this interventional study, 600 pregnant women attending government hospital, Madurai, were divided into direct intervention, indirect intervention, and control groups. A self-reported questionnaire was completed before intervention. The anticipatory guidance was presented to the direct intervention group by PowerPoint and to the indirect group by pamphlets. Immediately after the intervention, the questionnaire was completed by intervention groups and two months later by all participants. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The change of scores in the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women had a significant difference in all the three groups. At the end of the study, a statistically significant difference ( p &lt; 0.05) was noted in the knowledge between the intervention and the control groups. The change in the attitude was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Anticipatory guidance led to change in the score of knowledge about infant and toddler’s oral health in intervention groups compared to control group. The direct presentation had superiority over indirect presentation in increasing knowledge about their oral health care. Dentists should do their utmost to educate parents especially the pregnant mothers on children’s oral health in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner, as oral health literacy is, ultimately, a pathway to health equity.

HUBUNGAN PERILAKU IBU HAMIL DAN MOTIVASI PETUGAS KESEHATAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN DALAM MENGKONSUMSI TABLET ZAT BESI DI KLINIK BERSALIN ROMANA TAHUN 2016

Iron nutritional anemia may increase the risk of complications and deaths in pregnancy and childbirth in the event of excessive bleeding. Most likely the cause is pregnant women who do not consume iron tablets. Iron nutritional anemia is one of the main nutritional problems in Indonesia where the mortality rate in pregnant women is still quite high. To overcome these problems, the government implemented a program of giving iron tablets to pregnant women. Goals : This research was conducted in Romana Maternity Clinic which aims to know the relationship between pregnant women behavior and the motivation of health officer with compliance to consume iron tablets in pregnant women. Methods : The type of this research is descriptive analytic survey research using questionnaire as an interview guide. The population in this study were all pregnant women (sekundigravida and multigravida) who checked her pregnancy at Romana Maternity Clinic. The entire population becomes the object of research. Result : The results showed that 72% of obedient pregnant women consumed iron tablets and 28% did not comply. From result of data analysis using chi-square found that knowledge of pregnant mother correlated significantly with compliance to consume iron tablet, while result of exact fisher data analysis obtained by attitude of pregnant mother, pregnant woman action and motivation of health officer not related significantly with compliance consuming tablet substance iron. Conclution : It is recommended that the knowledge of the community, especially pregnant women about the importance of iron tablets is further enhanced as well as health workers to improve IEC (Communication, Information and Education) to pregnant women who check their pregnancy at puskesmas to overcome iron nutrition anemia.

Perception, Knowledge and Attitude of Developing Country Pregnant Mothers about Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

Knowledge about a type of Anesthesia to be used for cesarean section is not well investigated in developing countries. Knowing types and complications of anesthesia for Caesarean section will help mothers to have less stress and decide on their anesthetic choice. This study aimed to assess perception, knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers towards Anesthesia for Cesarean section. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of pregnant mothers attending antenatal care at Jimma University specialized hospital. Convenience sampling method was used to select participants from May 5 up to June 5, 2014. Chi-square and p-values were also calculated, and P- value < 0.05 was considered as significant association. 147 (69.7%) women in our survey were found totally unaware about various options of anesthesia technique. Fear of seeing things (60.3%) and previous experiences (7.94) were the main reasons for choosing general anesthesia in our population. The women who wanted to see their baby at birth, which accounts 12.6% and wants to be awakened during operation, which accounted to 6.54%, considered regional anesthesia as a safer technique. Most of the studied population is unaware of the existence of different anesthesia technique. The major source information about anesthesia was from experience, and most of the patient has no knowledge about importance of pre-operative evaluation.

The Relationships Among Knowledge, Attitude, and Compliance of Gravida (Expectant Mothers) and the Utilization of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Book at Puskesmas Geger and Kedundung in Bangkalan, East Java, Year 2013

Background: Maternal and Child Health (KIA) book is early detection of high risk maternal group. The utilization of this book was 17,764 (89.3%) in 2011 and 19,464 (98.8%) in 2012. The compliance of pregnant women and mothers under-five who brought their KIA book was 59,556 (72.1%) in 2011 and 12,532 (64.3%) in 2012.This study is aimed to identify the relationships among knowledge, attitude, and compliance of pregnant women towards the utilization of KIA book in Puskesmas Geger and Puskesmas Kedundung, Bangkalan East Java. Methods: This study is observational. The objective of the study was determined by the researcher at a certain time. Primary data were quantitative. The samples were 80 responden pregnant mother and baby of mother. Results:(87.8%) of respondents less knowledge but good use KIA Book. 70 respondents (90,9%) had good attidute and good use KIA book, compliance of respondents were more likely to use KIA book weel. The lack of KIA books found in some Puskesmas in Geger. There were 635 pregnant mothers who got nothing as. While all of gravida owned the books. Puskesmas Kedundung showed that either mothers with under-five or gravida owned the books while the pregnant did not. Conclusion: There is no significant correlation between knowledge and the utilization of KIA book with p 0,723 (p > 0.05). On the other hand, there is a correlation between attitudes and the utilization of KIA book p 0.002 (p < .005). The alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted. No significant correlation refers to no relationship between the compliance and the utilization of KIA book with p = 0.079 (p > 0,05). Recommendation: Puskesmas midwives should call for either pregnant mothers or their family members to read, understand, and implement what is in the KIA book. This is to detecting pregnancy treatment, symptoms and discomforts. Therefore, Good practice and attitude of pregnant mothers will keep their pregnancy safer.