Intervention Health Volunteer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Education Practices to Pregnant Women
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Education, Online, Practice, AssesmentAbstract
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic condition limits pregnant women from getting health services, especially continuum care-based health services. Pregnant women need access to antenatal care services to get screening and assistance related to efforts to get good pregnancy outcomes.
AIM: The purpose of this study is to identify factors related to information exposure and the role of health volunteers in providing health education to pregnant women.
METHODS: This study also applies the preparation of health volunteers in conducting online education practices during the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant women. Pregnant women who have been given education by the health volunteers are asked to assess their acceptance of the health volunteer’s educational practices. Collect data about need assessment online education in pregnant women. Health volunteers who attended debriefing related to online education practices and pregnant, women who were given online education by health volunteers. The number of samples of health volunteers and pregnant women in this study was 32 health volunteers and then 32 pregnant women giving assessment about online education practices by health volunteers.
RESULTS: The results of the intervention on the application of online education by health volunteers are quite good, according to pregnant women, namely, screening and mentoring, health volunteers have provided information. Submission of information is done through WhatsApp by 76% and pregnant women understand the health information of pregnant women delivered by health volunteers.
CONCLUSION: It is necessary to strengthen the role of health volunteers in providing online assistance and education so that it can continue to be carried out optimally.
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