PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN ANTENATAL TERHADAP SIKAP KELUARGA DALAM PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN MENGHADAPI TANDA BAHAYA KEHAMILAN DI PUSKESMAS WATUMALANG KABUPATEN WONOSOBO

Abstract

The Effect of Antenatal Health Education on Family Attitudes in Decision making in Dealing with Dangers of Pregnancy at Watumalang Public Health Center in Wonosobo Regency xvii + 108 pages + 12 tables + 3 figures + 10 appendixes The high maternal mortality rate is caused by the delay in the family in treating and making the decision to immediately seek appropriate help when facing the dangerous sign of pregnancy. One way to increase the knowledge and attitude of the family in dealing with the alarm of pregnancy is to provide antenatal health education. This study aimed to determine the effects of antenatal health education on family attitudes in decision making in facing the dangerous sign of pregnancy at Watumalang Public Health Center Wonosobo regency. This study used a quasi−experiment with pre-test post-test with control group. Samples were 72 respondents from high risk pregnant womens selected by purposive sampling technique. Antenatal health education was given through home visits 6 times for 30 minutes. The Wilcoxone statistic test results showed differences in family attitudes in effective decision-making in the intervention and control group with p value = 0.000 where in wich p value <0.05, so it could be concluded there was a significant effect of the provision of antenatal health education to the family attitude in decision making in face the alarm of pregnancy. Family antenatal health education through home visits with the Family Centered Care (FCC) approach could improve family attitudes in making effective decisions in dealing with dangerous signs and pregnancy as to reduce the risk of complications and reduce maternal and infant mortality. Antenatal health education can be one of the nurse independent interventions in providing family nursing care to high risk pregnant women. Keywords: Antenatal health education, family attitudes, decision making, pregnancy signs. References: 81 (1995 - 2017)