MOTHER DETERMINANT AT CHOOSING DELIVERY ASSISTANT IN MUARA SALING PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, EMPAT LAWANG REGENCY IN 2010

Fanny Indriyani, Najmah Najmah, Rini Mutahar

Abstract


Background: One of the  maternal mortality rate factor was considered high in Indonesia because the coverage of health birth attendant still lower than necessary. The coverage of delivery by health provider in Muara Saling Public Health Centre was about 78,09 percents, so there was about 21,91 percents delivery by traditional birth attendant. The coverage number has not achieved Regency Target in 2010 especially in health birth attendant that was 95 percents. The research objective was to identify the determinant that influenced mother in choosing delivery assistant  in Muara Saling Public Health Centre, Empat Lawang Regency at 2010.

Methods: This research was observational analytic with cross sectional approach. Respondents were all of mother who have ever delivery and took from the last child delivery in life or death condition and registered in Muara Saling Public Health Centre coverage at 2010. There were 84 samples (non respon factor 10 percents) and it was taken by Simple Random Sampling. Univariat and bivariat analyzed were employed in analyzing the data.

Result: The result of this research showed that the family sosial economic (p=<0,001), knowledge (p=0,020), illness health perception (p=0,049), family role (p=0,012) and cost of delivery before in mother with more than once birth (p=0,01) has influenced In choosing delivery assistance.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the choosing of delivery assistant in Muara Saling Public Health Centre was influence by family sosial economic), knowledge, illness health perception, family role and cost of delivery before.

Keywords: delivery assistant, delivery

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