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Community-Based Empowerment Intervention to Strengthen Maternal Health Behavior: A Quasi-Experimental Study Sri Wahyuni; Dewi Umbarsari; Ria Wahyuni; Rika Riyandani; Asridawati Akib
Jurnal Keperawatan dan Kesehatan Masyarakat Cendekia Utama Vol 15, No 2 (2026): Jurnal Keperawatan dan Kesehatan Masyarakat Cendekia Utama
Publisher : Institut Teknologi Kesehatan Cendekia Utama Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31596/jcu.v15i2.3432

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Maternal health behavior is a key determinant in reducing maternal and child mortality and improving overall family health. Although various health programs have been implemented through primary healthcare services, improvements in maternal health behavior remain suboptimal. Therefore, a community-based empowerment approach involving families, community health volunteers, and the broader community is needed. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of a community-based empowerment intervention in strengthening maternal health behavior in the working area of Tamalanrea Jaya Primary Health Center, Makassar, Indonesia. Methods: This quantitative study employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. A total of 52 respondents were recruited using purposive sampling and assigned to an intervention group 26 and a control group 26. The intervention was implemented over eight weeks through health education, community health volunteer mentoring, group discussions, and home visits. Data were collected using a validated and reliable maternal health behavior questionnaire. Data analysis included univariate and bivariate analyses. The Shapiro-Wilk test indicated that all variables were normally distributed (p > 0.05); therefore, Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean maternal health behavior score in the intervention group increased significantly from 61.38 ± 7.42 at baseline to 82.54 ± 6.15 after the intervention (p < 0.001), whereas no significant improvement was observed in the control group (p = 0.083). Furthermore, a significant difference in post-intervention maternal health behavior scores was found between the intervention and control groups (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Community-based empowerment interventions are effective in improving maternal health behavior and have the potential to serve as a promotive and preventive strategy to support efforts to reduce maternal mortality through strengthening primary healthcare services.
Pengaruh Teknik Relaksasi Nafas Dalam Terhadap Intensitas Nyeri pada Inpartu Kala I di TPMB Asmah Kabupaten Takalar Dewi Umbarsari; Putri Dewi Anggraini
JURNAL KESEHATAN IBU DAN ANAK (KIA) Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): JURNAL KESEHATAN IBU DAN ANAK (KIA)
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS ADIWANGSA JAMBI

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Ibu yang menghadapi proses persalinan akan merasakan nyeri dan tidak nyaman sehubungan dengan kontraksi uterus, dilatasi serviks dan juga kecemasan atau rasa takut ibu saat menghadapi persalinan. Salah satu intervensi yang diberikan untuk menekan nyeri adalah dengan cara mengajarkan ibu bersalin melalui teknik relaksasi nafas dalam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adakah pengaruh teknik relaksasi nafas dalam terhadap intensitas nyeri pada inpartu kala I Fase Aktif di PMB Hj. Asmah Kabupaten Takalar. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan yaitu quasi eksperiment dengan rancangan pendekatan pretest posttest one group design dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 42 orang dengan teknik purposive sampling dan Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah uji Wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya penurunan rata-rata intensitas nyeri pada ibu bersalin sebelum dan setelah dilakukan teknik nafas dalam dari rata-rata 7.37 menjadi 5,77 dan dari uji bivariate diketahui ada pengaruh teknik relaksasi nafas dalam dengan intensitas nyeri persalinan pada inpartu kala I fase aktif dengan p-value 0.001. Simpulan dari penelitian yaitu ada pengaruh teknik relaksasi nafas dalam dengan intensitas nyeri persalinan pada inpartu kala I Fase aktif. Saran setiap nakes yang menolong persalinan dapat menerapkan teknik relaksasi nafas dalam pada ibu bersalin kala I.