Karakteristik Ibu Hamil yang tidak Melakukan Kunjungan Ulang Pemeriksaan Kehamilan Keempat (K4)

Abstract

Background: Background. The indicator used to describe the failure of the maternal health service program is the coverage of the examination of pregnant women on health services as measured by the first pregnancy visit  and the fourth pregnancy visit. Purpose: This study purposes to describe the characteristics of pregnant women who did not re-visit the fourth pregnancy checkup  at the Bungin Health Center in West Lampung Regency. Method: This study is a descriptive study with a cross sectional approach. The research sample was 152 pregnant women taken using simple random sampling technique. The variables studied were age, education, employment, parity and distance of home to health facilities. Data collection was sourced from cohorts of pregnant women who were analyzed univariately to see the proportion of mothers who did not do fourth repeat visit. Result: Pregnant women who did not make a fourth repeat visit with the highest characteristics were at high risk of 67%, low education was 48%, not working 70% of people, primiparous and multiparous were 42%, and had a distance from home living near health facilities 67.1% of people. Conclusion: The tendency of pregnant women not to make a fourth pregnancy visit with characteristics of high-risk age, low education, unemployment, primiparas and multiparas.