| dc.description.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. | en_US |
