EFFECT OF RW SIAGA TRAINING PROGRAM TO COMMUNITY’S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE IN DETECTING OBSTETRIC COMPLICATION RISK ON PREGNANT WOMEN IN BANDUNG CITY

Abstract

Background: A low awareness of detecting obstetric complication risk in pregnant women, was still become a main factor for a delay in receiving health treatment that affected high maternal and infant morbidity even its mortality rate. Objective: The aim of this research was to analyze the influences of the RW SIAGA training program on the community’s knowledge and attitude in detecting obstetric complication risk in pregnant women in Bandung City. Method Research: It was a quasi-experimental research with a pre-post-test control group design, applied to 105 community members who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and randomly allocated into intervention and control groups. Data collection for this research was obtained through questionnaires and analyzed by Mann- Whitney and t-test. Research Results: Study findings showed that the median of the community’s score of knowledge who participated in the training program group was higher than non participated group (90 vs 75; p<0.001). The mean of the community’s score of attitude who participated in the training program group was also higher than non- participated group (79.8 vs 73.5; p<0.001). The increase of knowledge and attitude of community who participated in training program was higher than non participated group (20% vs 0%; (RR IK 95%: 3.93 (2,00-7,71)); p<0.001); (6,25% vs 0,43% ; (RR IK 95%: 17,5 (2,50-122,5));(P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concludes that the RW SIAGA Training Program has an influence on the increase of the community’s knowledge and attitude in detecting obstetric complication risk in pregnant women.