RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUSBAND'S ROLE AND REGULARITY OF ANTENATAL CARE IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THIRD TRIMESTER AT ANANDA WARULOR PACIRAN LAMONGAN VILLAGE POLINDES

Abstract

Introduction

Antenatal and postnatal surveillance is very important important in effort lower number pain And death Mother and perinatal. Regularity of antenatal care can shown through frequency visits . From the results of the initial survey conducted researcher at Polindes Ananda Warulor Paciran Lamongan there are 23 mothers pregnant woman who is checking on July 12 - 14, 2009, and there are 10 mothers pregnant woman who is checking regular , while That Still there are 13 mothers pregnant who is still Not yet regular do inspection pregnancy . Purpose study This is For know connection role husband with regularity of antenatal care Mother third trimester pregnant at Polindes Ananda Warulor Paciran Lamongan ..

Method

Design study use method analytic with cross-sectional approach . The population is all over Mother pregnant woman in her third trimester who was checked at the Polindes Ananda Warulor Paciran Lamongan on month August 2009 as many as 50 people, samples that meet the requirements criteria inclusion as many as 44 people. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling, Instrument in study This use sheet questionnaire And sheet observation . After tabulated existing data analyzed use chi-square test with level significance α < 0.05.

Result

The results of the study showed that most husbands had a negative role, as many as 28 (64%) people, and as many as 26 (59%) pregnant women did not regularly carry out ANC. The results of the chi-square test obtained count = 22.578 and ρ = 0.000 where ρ < 0.05.

Conclusion

The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the husband's role and the regularity of antenatal care among pregnant women in their third trimester at the Ananda Warulor Paciran Lamongan Polindes. The less the husband's role and attention, the less regular the pregnant women's antenatal care. Efforts can be made to provide counseling, motivation, and support to husbands through family, close friends, and health workers.