Analysis of Individual Characteristics and Intrinsic Factors related to Midwifes Work Performance at the Village Health Policlinic in Providing Basic Health Services in District of Kendal Year 2007

Abstract

A Village Health Policlinic (VHP) is one of requirements to achieve status of ready village and a midwife is as an officer in charge. Work performance of midwives in Kendal District to implement the program of village health policlinic is still low. Aim of this research was to analyze relationship among age, education, length of work, marital status, official status, experience, motivation, perception towards leadership, perception towards incentive, perception towards work burden, perception towards supervision, and training and Midwifes Work Performance at the VHP in providing Basic Health Services in comparison with other midwives.` This research used analytic method using cross sectional approach. Population was midwives who were in charge at the VHP. Number of sample was 67 persons. Quantitative data were analyzed using Chi-Square test and qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The result of this research shows that most of the respondents have age less than or equal to 35 years old (63%) with the age average is 33 years old. Most of the respondents have an educational level which is not appropriate with professional standard (54%). Average of work length is 12 years and most of the respondent status is married (97%) and works as a civil servant (52%). Result of bivariat analysis shows that variables of experience (p=0.031), motivation (p=0.0001), perception towards leadership (p=0.001), perception towards incentive (p=0.022), perception towards work burden (p=0.004) have significant relationship with the midwifes performance. Otherwise, variables that statistically do not have significant relationship with work performance are age, education, length of work, marital status, official status, and perception towards supervision. Sumber Utama : www.mikm.undip.ac.id