Health Notions
Vol 3, No 8 (2019): August

Women of Childbearing Age in Healthy Village Makassar City: Health Belief Model Approach

Risna Ayu Rahmadani (Postgraduate Program of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Hasanuddin)
Apik Indarty Moedjiono (Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Hasanuddin)
Saifuddin Sirajudin (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Hasanuddin)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Sep 2019

Abstract

An unwanted pregnancy is the effect of stopping use of contraception, which can lead to unsafe abortion and maternal death. This study aims to analyze the determinants of pregnancy intentions in women of childbearing age in Pai healthy village of Makassar. The research used quantitative cross sectional study design. The research sample consisted of 170 women of childbearing age who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using the chi square test, and multiple logistic regressions. The results showed that there was an influence of age, husband's support, health worker support, threat perception, perceived suseptibility, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers to pregnancy intentions (p

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Dentistry Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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