Journal of Maternal and Child Health
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2019)

Multilevel Analysis on the Contextual Effect of Posyandu on Healthy Prenatal Behavior Among Pregnant Women in Bengkayang, West Kalimantan

Dayang Fitri Murdikawati (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Uki Retno Budihastuti (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital)
Yulia Lanti Retno Dewi (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2019

Abstract

Background: Evidence suggests that prenatal care, healthy behaviors such as exercise and nutrition, general stress level, and routine blood pressure examination, are associated with fetal and maternal health. However, there is a lack of studies on factors affecting these healthy prenatal behaviors in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the contextual effect of posyandu on healthy prenatal behavior among pregnant women in Bengkayang, West KalimantanSubjects and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at 25 integrated health posts (posyandu) in Bengkayang, West Kalimantan, from November to December 2018. A sample of 200 pregnant women was selected by simple random sampling. The dependent variable was healthy prenatal behavior. The independent variables were maternal education, family income, knowledge, health personnel support, family support, community leader support, and distance to posyandu. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by multilevel logistic regression.Results: Healthy prenatal behavior was affected by maternal education (b= 4.64; 95% CI= 2.05 to 7.23; p<0.001), family income (b= 3.26; 95% CI= 1.15 to 5.37; p= 0.002), knowledge (b= 2.83; 95% CI= 0.90 to 4.47; p= 0.004), family support (b= 2.69; 95% CI= 0.70 to 4.69; p= 0.008), commu

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Journal Info

Abbrev

thejmch

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

Journal of Maternal and Child Health (JMCH) is an electronic, open-access, double-blind and peer-reviewed international journal, focusing on maternal and child health. The journal began its publication on July 11, 2015, and is published four times yearly. JMCH aims to improve the policy, program, ...