Relationship Between Pregnant Women's Knowledge of Danger Signs in Pregnancy and Antenatal Care Compliance at Labuha Public Health Center, South Halmahera District, North Maluku

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality inl Indonesia continuesl to lincrease, partly due tol complications not detected early. Compliance with Antenatal Care (ANC) is crucial for detecting pregnancy danger signs, but this is often influencedl by thel mother's level ofl knowledge. Objective: Thisl study aimed tol analyze thel relationship betweenl pregnant lwomen's knowledgel of pregnancyl danger signsl and ANC visit compliancel at Labuha Public Health Center, South Halmahera District. Methods: Thisl study employed al quantitative correlationall research designl with al cross-sectionall approach. The samplel consisted ofl 40 respondents selectedl from Labuha Publicl Health Centerl using al questionnaire linstrument. Datal analysis wasl performed usingl the lChi-Squarel test. lResults: Thel majority ofl respondents hadl good knowledge (67.5%) andl were compliant with ANC visits (80.0%). Statistical test results showedl a lp-valuel of l0.001l (pl < l0.05), indicatingl a significantl relationship betweenl knowledge andl compliance. lConclusion: Therel is al significant relationshipl between pregnantl women's knowledgel of pregnancyl danger signsl and ANCl visit compliancel at Labuha Public Health Center.