The Relationship Between Knowledge and Attitudes of Pregnant Women and the Selection of Birth Attendants in Biang Village, Arakan Regency, South Minahasa Regency
Keywords:
Attitude, Childbirth Assistance, Healthcare Services, Knowledge, Maternal HealthAbstract
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) stands as a preeminent metric for appraising health system proficiency. Over 303,000 maternal fatalities were recorded globally by the World Health Organization in 2020, equating to circa 216 deaths per 100,000 live nativities. Birth attendant and delivery locus selection constitutes a fundamental reproductive prerogative for females. Attitudes and cognizance among gravid women in 2025 were scrutinized in this research concerning their parturitional attendant predilections. A cross-sectional quantitative paradigm underpinned the inquiry. The cohort encompassed thirty subjects, with exhaustive sampling ensuring universal inclusion. Chi-square assay facilitated data adjudication. A substantive nexus betwixt maternal erudition and birth attendant preference was evinced (p = 0.004). Maternal attitudinal dispositions likewise manifested robust correlation with attendant selection (p = 0.004). Ergo, within Biang Village, Arakan Subdistrict, South Minahasa Regency, gravid women's knowledge and perspectives evinced marked conjunction with their birth attendant designations.
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