Midwife’s Knowledge and Attitude in Kangaroo Mother Care To Premature Neonatal in the Public Health Centre in Batang
Abstract: One of indicators in
the successful health affair in a country is the number of infant mortality
rate. Causes of mortality among others are respiratory disorders 37%,
prematurity 34%, sepsis12%, hypothermia7%, post mature 3% and congenital defect
1% and blood defect or icterus 6%. Infant mortality due to hypothermia can be
prevented by practical method as an alternative to incubator namely Kangaroo
Care Method. The implementation of Kangaroo Care Method must be monitored and
evaluated by health care provider especially the midwife. This research was
conducted in 2015.The purpose of this research was to find out the correlation
between midwives’ knowledge and their attitude in implementing Kangaroo Method
to premature infant.This research was observasional with design cross sectional
approach. The number of population was 65 midwives and as a sample 49 midwives.
The data were collected by means of questionnaire. Data analyses used bivariate
Spearman rho test. The result of the research showed that 32 midwives (65.3%)
had good knowledge and most of 27 midwives (55.1%) had positive attitude. It
was obtained from Spearman rho test ρ value 0.001 and correlative coefficient (r)
0.696. The conclusion, there was any close correlation between knowledge and
attitude of midwives in kangaroo care method.
Keywords: Kangaroo Mother
Care; Knowledge; Attitude
Author: Muhammad Taadi
Samsuri, Kholifah, Tuti Sukini, Tulus Puji Astuti
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg180006
