The relationship between perceptions of health- illness with the utilization of health services in rural coastal communities in the working area of Kapoiala Health Center and Soropia Health Center, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 2
1 Public Health Department, Public Health Faculty, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia.
2 Pelita Ibu Institute of Health Science. Study Program of Hospital Administration, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(03), 1501–1505
Publication history:
Received on 27 January 2024; revised on 14 March 2024; accepted on 16 March 2024
Abstract:
Background: Correct perception of pain will give rise to concern for the condition of the body and immediate action to seek help. The morbidity rate according to gender in Konawe Regency in 2021 reached 11.21%, while the percentage of the population who had health complaints and sought outpatient treatment in Konawe Regency in 2021 reached 28.86%
Method: The type of research used is descriptive quantitative with a cross-sectional study approach, namely determining the relationship between perceptions of health and illness and the utilization of rural coastal community health services. The number of samples in this research was 535 respondents. The sampling techniques are purposive sampling and accidental sampling. The analysis used is chi-square.
Results: Statistical test results show that the ρ value (0.942)>0.05, which means there is no significant relationship between perceptions of health and illness and utilization of rural coastal community health services in Konawe Regency. Of the 442 who utilized health service facilities (Puskesmas), there were 320 (72.40) respondents who had a good perception of health and illness and 112 respondents (27.60% who had a perception of health and illness in the bad category. Meanwhile, of the 93 respondents who did not utilize the facilities health services, there were 73 respondents (78.49%) who had a good perception of health and illness and 20 respondents (21.51%) who had a bad perception.
Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between perceptions of health and illness and utilization of health services in rural coastal communities. Therefore, the Health Service needs to consider policies regarding placement, workload analysis and even distribution of health workers so that the workload of officers is not too high and can provide maximum health services and increase public knowledge by carrying out health promotions or providing health education to the public regarding services available at the Community Health Center.
Keywords:
Perception; Health-Sickness; Utility; Health Service; Coastal
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