HUBUNGAN PERILAKU IBU HAMIL DENGAN PEMANFAATAN PELAYANAN KIA DI PUSKESMAS WAKOBHALU KABUPATEN MUNA TAHUN 2023

Abstrak

Background: In the working area of Wakobhalu Health Center, maternal and child health services are closely related to the active participation of mothers and children. In order to reduce maternal and infant mortality, maternal and child health services are needed. Aims: to find out how the behavior of pregnant women relates to the use of MCH services at the Wakobhalu Health Center, Muna Regency in 2023. Methods: This kind of study employs cross-sectional research methodologies and is quantitative in nature. The data are analyzed using the chi-square test. All 47 pregnant women who worked in the Wakobhalu Health Center's working area made up the study's population. A sample of 47 of these women was selected using total sampling procedures, which allowed for the selection of the whole population. In this study, research instruments included stationery, paperwork, and questionnaires Results: The knowledge variable had a significant value of 0.042, the attitude variable had a significant value of 0.419, and the action variable had a significant value of 0.035. Conclusion: In the Wakobhalu Health Center of Muna Regency in 2023, there is a relationship between knowledge and action and the use of MCH services, but there is no relationship between attitudes and the use of MCH services.

Kata kunci

• Action
• Attitude
• Behavior
• MCH service
• knowledge