The Effect of Counseling Intervention of Pregnancy Danger Signs on Cadre Knowledge

Abstract

Maternal mortality can be caused by late detection of pregnancy danger signs. The role of cadres is to assist health workers in detecting danger signs of pregnancy, provide counseling during pregnancy and carry out referrals to primary health care facilities. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of counseling interventions on pregnancy danger signs on cadre knowledge. The design of this study was a pre-experimental study with a one group pre test-post test design. The population of this research was a cadre of high-risk pregnant women in the working area of the Sukosewu Community Health Center as many as 70 people. The sample size of 30 cadres was selected using purposive sampling technique. The independent variable was counseling and the dependent variable was knowledge. Data collection using questionnaires pre test and post test cadre knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy. Intervention counseling with lecture method using audiovisual and props counseling module. Data analysis using Paired Samples T-Test. The results of data analysis showed p-value of 0.000 (there was difference of knowledga between before and after intervention. As conclusion, there was an effect of counseling intervention on pregnancy danger signs on cadre knowledge. Counseling can be used as a method to improve cadres' knowledge about pregnancy danger signs.

Keywords: counseling; pregnancy danger signs; knowledge; cadres