Indonesia Journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vol 8 No 01 (2019): Indonesian Journal Of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Correlation Between Gender and Knowledge, with Practice and Referral Rate of Continuum Rehabilitation Cases by General Practitioners

Hari Hari Peni Julianti (Unknown)
Angela BM Tulaar BM Tulaar (Unknown)
Tirza Z Tamin (Unknown)
Tanti Ajoe Kesoema, (Unknown)
Endang Ambarwati, (Unknown)
Sri Wahyudati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jan 2020

Abstract

Introduction: Indonesian Health Ministry had a strategy to make the primary care, including rhabilitation program by continuum of care. The purpose of this study was to determine factors related to the levelof knowledge, practice, and referral for continuum care cases that required rehabilitation services in Primary Health Care Doctors.Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. Participants were 23 Primary Health Care Doctors in Wonosobo District. Data collection was conducted in December 2017. The independent variablesconsist of gender, length of work, employment status, while the dependent variables were the level of knowledge, practice and referral cases of maternal, infants and toddlers, adolescents, adults and elderly.The measuring instrument was a questionnaire. Data were tested with chi-square, significance level <0.05.Results: Gender has correlation with the level of knowledge in maternal cases (PR = 0.121, 95% CI = 0.017-0.087, p = 0.026). Gender has correlation to the level of practice in maternal case (PR = 0.121,95% CI = 0.017-0.867, p = 0.026). Employment status has correlation to the referral rate of elderly cases(PR = 10.500, 95% CI = 1.015-108.577, p = 0.029).Conclusion: Gender has correlation with the level of knowledge and practice of maternal cases. Employment status has correlation with the level of referral rate of elderly cases.Keywords: Primary care doctors, Knowledge, Referral, Continuum Rehabilitation

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPMR

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Neuroscience Physics

Description

Indonesia Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes peer review original article, literature review and case report. This journal is published two times a year with 6 article. Subjects suitable for publication include but are not limited to the following fields of acute and chronic ...