LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND TRIPLE ELIMINATION EXAMINATION COMPLIANCE: A CORRELATION STUDY

Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta

2025-03-05

eng

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Triple Elimination Examination is one of the efforts to prevent transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B from mother to baby. The prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women is 0.18%, and Hepatitis B in pregnant women is 1.6%. With the large population of Indonesia, the above figures are quite high, so it is necessary to educate the public about HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of pregnant women about sexually transmitted diseases and compliance with triple elimination examinations at Bubutan Primary Health Care, Purworejo. This type of research was analytic observational ( non-experimental ), using a cross-sectional research design. The research subjects were 62 respondents, using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that pregnant women aged 20-35 years were 54.8%, housewives were 75.8%, parity <3 times were 72.6%, and pregnant women were 48.4 graduates from elementary/junior high school. Statistical test results showed that the proportion of pregnant women who lacked knowledge and did not comply in carrying out the Triple Elimination examination was 51.7%, while the proportion of pregnant women who had sufficient knowledge and adherence in carrying out the Triple Elimination examination was 20 respondents (80%). Test the hypothesis with the chi-square statistical test and obtain a p value of 0.005 (<0.05). There is a relationship between the level of knowledge of pregnant women about sexually transmitted diseases and compliance with the Triple Elimination examination at Bubutan Primary Health Center, Purworejo in 2022