International Journal of Social Science
Vol. 1 No. 6: April 2022

“SI-RAJA” ANDROID APPLICATION (ESTIMATED FETAL WEIGHT) IMPROVES MIDWIFE’S ATTITUDE IN MONITORING FETAL GROWTH IN HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT TANJUNGPINANG CITY, RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE

Darwitri Darwitri (Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health of Tanjungpinang, Indonesia)
Respatiningrum Respatiningrum (Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health of Tanjungpinang, Indonesia)
Metasari Sihaloho (Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health of Tanjungpinang, Indonesia)
Marella Marella (Department of Midwifery, Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health of Tanjungpinang, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2022

Abstract

Estimated Fetal Weight is one way to monitor the growth of the fetus in the womb. Along with technology development, Android users can be used as a health educational information medium. This study aims to analyze the effect of using the Si-RAJA Android Application (Estimated Fetal Weight) on the attitude of midwives in monitoring fetal growth at health centers throughout Tanjungpinnag City, Riau Islands Province. This study used a quasi-experiment method with a one-group pretest and posttest design on 30 midwives selected using the proportionate random sampling technique. The data was collected from September to October 2021 at health centers throughout Tanjungpinang City. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test. There was a significant difference in the attitude before and after using the Si-RAJA android application, with a p-value of 0.000. As a result, it is hoped that midwives can monitor growth, provide counseling to pregnant women about fetal growth, and provide treatment as early as possible if abnormal fetal weight estimates are found.

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International Journal of Social Science
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Abbrev

IJSS

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bajang Institute

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Environmental Science Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health Social Sciences Other

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"IJSS” for International Journal of Sosial Science, published by Bajang Instiute. Published in two formats, printed version of ISSN:2798-3463 and the online version of ISSN:2798-4079, both of which are published six times in one year. The scope of the journal studies broadly includes: Culture (a ...