<![CDATA[Background : The elderly health care service in Health Center aimed to help meet the needs of the elderly to stay healthy and independent. To increase the number of advanced age coverage in obtaining health service efforts, the Puskesmas will make efforts outside the building that is one of the elderly posyandu. Advanced health care is not utilized optimally, it affects the lack of advanced health care coverage so that the quality of advanced health status will decline. Objective : The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors related to the utilization of elderly health services in the Semarang City Health Center Work Area.Methods : This research was a quantitative study using a cross sectional design. The population in this study amounted to 42,679 elderly with a sample of 70 respondents. The sampling technique with random sampling techniques and data collection using a questionnaire with relationship analysis using the Spearman rank test.Results : The results showed that there was a relationship between attitude (p = 0,048), trust (p < 0,001), access (p < 0,001), role of cadres (p < 0,001), role of health workers (p < 0,001), family support (p = 0.015), facilities (p < 0,001), and perception of susceptibility of the disease (p=0.002) respectively to the utilization of elderly health services in the Semarang City Health Center Work Area.Conclusion : There was a relationship between attitudes, beliefs, access, the role of cadres, the role of health workers, family support, facilities, and perceptions of support with the utilization of elderly health services in the Semarang City Health Center Work Area.]]>
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