<![CDATA[kehidupan dari manusia yang tidak dapat dihindari, setiap manusia pasti akan mengalami fase tua. Seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, manusia akan mencoba dan berusaha untuk menerima setiap fase yang dihadapi. Ketika wanita memasuki usia 40 tahun, wanita akan menyadari adanya keriput, berat badan yang naik, rambut rontok, dan uban. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan ibu dan dukungan suami dengan tingkat kecemasan ibu dalam menghadapi menopause di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sipahutar Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara Tahun 2019. Metode Penelitian : Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian survei analitik Dengan desain cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sipahutar Kecamatan Sipahutar Desa Limbong Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara. Sampel berjumlah 218 orang dengan cara menyebarkan kuesioner. Analisa data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji statistik chi-square. Hasil penelitian : Pengetahuan dari responden 218, menunjukkan bahwa responden dengan pengetahuan kurang sebanyak 89 orang (40,8%), pengetahuan cukup sebanyak 107 orang (49,1%), dan pengetahuan baik sebanyak 22 orang (10,1%). Dukungan suami diketahui dari responden 218, menunjukkan bahwa responden dengan dukungan suami kurang sebanyak 99 orang (45,4%) dan dukungan suami baik sebanyak 119 orang (54,6%). Kecemasan diketahui dari responden 218, menunjukkan bahwa responden dengan berat sekali sebanyak 10 orang (4,6%), sedang sebanyak 78 orang (35,8%), ringan sebanyak 93 orang (42,7%) dan tidak ada sebanyak 37 orang (17,0%). Kesimpulan : Hasil uji chi-square menunjukkan bahwa nila pValue= 0,000<0,05, artinya ada Hubungan Pengetahuan Ibu Dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Istri Dalam Menghadapi Menopause di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sipahutar tahun 2019. Hasil uji chi-square menunjukkan bahwa nila pValue= 0,000<0,05, artinya ada Hubungan Dukungan Suami Dengan Tingkat Kecemasan Istri Dalam Menghadapi Menopause di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sipahutar tahun 2019. Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan Ibu, Dukungan Suami, Kecemasan Ibu, Menopause ABSTRACT Background: Being old is a phase of human life that cannot be avoided, every human being will definitely experience an old phase. Over time, humans will try and try to accept every phase at hand. When women enter the age of 40 years, women will notice wrinkles, weight gain, hair loss, and gray hair. The research objective was to determine the relationship between maternal knowledge and husband's support with the level of maternal anxiety in facing menopause in the work area of the Sipahutar Public Health Center, North Tapanuli Regency in 2019. Research Methods: The design of this study was an analytical survey research with cross sectional design. The research was conducted in the working area of the Sipahutar Community Health Center, Sipahutar District, Limbong Village, North Tapanuli Regency. The sample amounted to 218 people by distributing questionnaires. Data analysis was performed univariate and bivariate using the chi-square statistical test. The results of the study: Knowledge of 218 respondents indicated that respondents with less knowledge were 89 people (40.8%), sufficient knowledge was 107 people (49.1%), and good knowledge was 22 people (10.1%). Husband support is known from respondents 218, indicating that respondents with less support from their husbands were 99 people (45.4%) and good husband support was 119 people (54.6%). Anxiety is known from 218 respondents, indicating that there are 10 respondents (4.6%) with very heavy, moderate as many as 78 people (35.8%), mild as many as 93 people (42.7%) and no as many as 37 people ( 17.0%). Conclusion: The results of the chi-square test show that the value of p Value = 0.000 <0.05, which means that there is a relationship between maternal knowledge and anxiety levels of wives in dealing with menopause in the work area of Puskesmas Sipahutar in 2019. The results of the chi-square test show that the value of pValue = 0.000 < 0.05, meaning that there is a relationship between husband's support and wife's anxiety level in dealing with menopause in the Sipahutar Community Health Center working area in 2019Keywords: Mother's Knowledge, Husband's Support, Mother's Anxiety, Menopause ]]>
