1 Midwiferi Study Proggrame, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Easth Java, Indonesia.
2 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(03), 735-741
Received on 03 May 2024; revised on 10 June 2024; accepted on 12 June 2024
Background: Health cadres play a crucial role in delivering health information, particularly concerning the early detection and management of high-risk pregnancies. Health cadres need to have strong knowledge to assist them in detecting, monitoring, and providing appropriate care to high-risk pregnant women. This study aims to analyze the factors influencing the knowledge of health cadres regarding high-risk pregnancies at Puskesmas Simomulyo, Surabaya (Simomulyo Public Health Center).
Methods: This study employed an observational analytic cross-sectional design to collect data from health cadres involved in maternal and child health programs. A multistage random sampling technique was used to obtain the sample. Statistical analysis was performed using Spearman's correlation and Chi-Square tests.
Results: Statistical tests on 47 health cadres at Puskesmas Simomulyo (Simomulyo Public Health Center) showed that the age factor had a p-value of 0.005, the education factor had a p-value of < 0.001, the employment factor had a p-value of 0.070, and the experience factor had a p-value of 0.014 in relation to cadre knowledge. The majority of respondents were aged 25-40 years, had secondary education, were unemployed, and had less than 5 years of experience as cadres. Most cadres had adequate knowledge about high-risk pregnancies.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates a positive correlation between age and education with the knowledge of health cadres, whereas employment did not show a significant relationship. Experience as a cadre was also associated with increased knowledge. These results support the development of more focused educational and training strategies to enhance the knowledge of health cadres regarding high-risk pregnancies at Puskesmas Simomulyo, Surabaya (Simomulyo Public Health Center).
Health Cadres; Knowledge; High-Risk Pregnancy; Empowering; Public Health
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Zanuarita Fidya Husada, Atika and Andriyanti. Empowering health cadres: Factors influencing knowledge of high-risk pregnancy. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(3), 735-741. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.3.1743