Majalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi
Vol. 25 No. 2 (2017): August

The use of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook improves healthy behavior of pregnant women

Nur Hidayatul Ainiyah (Midwifery Master Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta)
M Hakimi (Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta)
Anjarwati Anjarwati (Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Mar 2018

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate correlation between maternal and child health (MCH) handbook utilization and healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women.Materials and Methods: This study used Spearman-Rho non-parametric correlation test with 95% of the Power of Test.Results: The correlation between MCH utilization and the healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women showed correlation coefficient (r) of 0.530 and CI 95% 0.163-0.638, indicating middle level of correlation with p-value of 0.01 (p<0.05), showing statistical significance.Conclusion: MCH (maternal and child health) handbook utilization improves healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women. The higher the utilization of MCH, the healthier the behavior of trimester III pregnant women.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MOG

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Majalah Obstetri & Ginekologi (MOG) or the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Science is a scientific journal published by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesian Obstetrics and Gynecology ...