Intervention Effects in Using an Application Compared with a Module with Pictures on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of the Pregnant Women in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Herna Rinayanti Manurung; Heru Santoso; Kintoko Rochadi; Juanita Juanita

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.8125

Authors

Herna Rinayanti Manurung Public Health Doctoral Program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Heru Santoso Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Kintoko Rochadi Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Juanita Juanita Department of Health Administration and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.8125

Keywords:

KAP, Pregnant women, Mobile application, Module

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy period is a crucial period for the maternal and infant health. Unfortunately, there are still many pregnant women having low knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP). Meanwhile, the advanced technology and the occurrence of pandemic should have created change toward the method to provide education.

AIM: This research aims to compare the KAP of the pregnant women provided by an application with those provided with a module with pictures.

METHODS: This research was conducted in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatera Province. There were two groups of pregnant women, each of which consists of 32 people chosen from the pregnant women registered in two Public Health Centers. One group used the application and the other used the module with pictures. After 3 months, the KAP of those two groups was measured in accordance with the content of the module.

RESULTS: Those two groups had the profile of the same age and education, but their occupation was different, where the application users were mostly housewives, while the most of the module users were self-employed. The pregnant women using the application had a higher KAP than the pregnant women using the module with pictures.

CONCLUSION: The use of the application and the module with pictures is an important alternative to increase the KAP of the pregnant women.

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