TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MAHASISWA YANG AKAN LULUS MENJADI DOKTER TENTANG PARTOGRAF

Abstract

Background: The partograph (or partogram) is a tool for routine monitoring of labor, The partograph helps the care provider to identify slow progress in labor early, and to initiate appropriate interventions to prevent prolonged and obstructed labor. Knowledge of partograph should be understood among maternal care provider, even doctors, Medical studenst, as next general practicioner in primary health care system, must be well prepared in attending normal and safe labour. Assesment partograph knowledge urgently required, to know the level of understanding and preparation of medical student, in attending labour using partograph. Especially in medical students who will graduate to become a doctor, to do intervention before they graduate and become a general practitioner. Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge level of students who will graduate to become a doctor about partograph.. Methods: This study was an observational cross-sectional approach that have been conducted in June-July 2011, at the Faculty of Medicine of Diponegoro University student who will graduate to become a doctor in 2011, before following a comprehensive clerkship (intenrship). Sampling was carried out by the method of purposive random sampling of 126 respondents obtained data, the data there were 97 respondents who qualify the criteria and processed. The data obtained are verified with data derived from the Academic Medical Faculty Diponegoro Semarang. Analysis of data in the form of descriptive analysis, with the presentation of data in the form of tables, graphs and the percentage level of knowledge. Result: Based on the analysis, it was found that the knowledge of students who will graduate to become a doctor to have an average knowledge score was 15.74 (± 2.23) from a total of 20 questions, with the knowledge partograph percentage is 78.7%. Only 17 (17.5%) students who can write and apply that knowledge right into the charging case partograph simulation. Conclusion: Knowledge in students who will graduate to become a doctor about partograph been good. But there are still some points of knowledge that has not been understood by students. Partograph knowledge in the application are still lacking.