Analisis Faktor yang Memengaruhi Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil Terkait Pemeriksaan Antenatal Care di RS Prof. Dr. Chairuddin P. Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background Antenatal Care is a comprehensive service provided to pregnant women during pregnancy to detect pregnancy-related issues early and reduce delivery risks, thus helping to lower infant and maternal mortality rates. A low level of knowledge regarding antenatal care examinations can increase delivery risks for mothers. Several factors influence mother’s knowledge level regarding antenatal care examinations. Aim To identify factors affecting the knowledge level of pregnant women regarding antenatal care examinations at Prof. dr. Chairuddin P. Lubis Hospital, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Methods This study employed a descriptive correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample size was determined using a total sampling technique. Results Chi-square analysis indicated that age was related to the knowledge level regarding antenatal care (p=0.010), education was related to knowledge level (p=0.000), occupation was related to knowledge level (p=0.009), socioeconomic status was related to knowledge level (p=0.007), and parity was related to knowledge level (p=0.017). Through multivariate analysis with ordinal logistic regression, the factors significantly influenced knowledge level were age, education, and parity, with p value <0.05, while occupation and socioeconomic status did not show a significant effect. Conclusion There is a relationship between age, education, occupation, and socioeconomic status with the knowledge level of pregnant women regarding antenatal care examinations. Age, education, and parity are the most dominant factors when all variables are analyzed together.