The Relationship Between Maternal Characteristics and Maternal Compliance With Antenatal Care Visits in UPT Work Areas, Lambing Health Center, West Kutai Regency

Abstract

Background : . High maternal mortality rates can occur in pregnant women who are at risk of not being detected early with routine pregnancy checks from the first trimester to the third trimester, the aim of which is to monitor physical and psychological health, including fetal growth and development as well as preparing for the labor and birth process, ANC coverage. Currently, the Puskesmas target has not yet been achieved. Based on data from the Lambing Health Center in 2022, K4 coverage in 2022 was 74.14% and coverage of K6 visits in 2022 was 73 people, amounting to 62.93%. Objective: to determine the relationship between maternal characteristics and maternal compliance with Antenatal Care visits in the UPT Working Area of  Lambing Health Center, West Kutai Regency. Method: Case control type of research with a retrospective approach, the sample size was 61 respondents selected using total sampling. The measuring tool uses a questionnaire. Data analysis used the Chi Square test. Results: The characteristics of pregnant women at the UPT Puskesmas Lambing were mostly of healthy reproductive age (20-35 years), namely 62.3%, multiparity, namely 59%, secondary education, namely 55.7%, mothers who did not work, namely 68.9%. There is a relationship between age (p value 0.000), parity (p value 0.000), education (p value 0.000) and employment (p value 0.000) with mother's compliance with Antenatal Care visits in the UPT Working Area of Lambing Health Center, West Kutai Regency. Conclusion: maternal characteristics including age, parity, education and occupation are related to maternal compliance with ANC visits in the Lambing Health Center UPT Working Area, West Kutai Regency.