The use of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook improves healthy behavior of pregnant women

MCH utilization health behavior

Authors

  • Nur Hidayatul Ainiyah
    nurhidayatul3@gmail.com
    Midwifery Master Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • M Hakimi Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Anjarwati Anjarwati Faculty of Health Sciences, Aisyiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Objectives: To investigate correlation between maternal and child health (MCH) handbook utilization and healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women.

Materials and Methods: This study used Spearman-Rho non-parametric correlation test with 95% of the Power of Test.

Results: The correlation between MCH utilization and the healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women showed correlation coefficient (r) of 0.530 and CI 95% 0.163-0.638, indicating middle level of correlation with p-value of 0.01 (p<0.05), showing statistical significance.

Conclusion: MCH (maternal and child health) handbook utilization improves healthy behavior of trimester III pregnant women. The higher the utilization of MCH, the healthier the behavior of trimester III pregnant women.