EFFECTIVENESS OF PREGNANT WOMEN'S CLASSES ON IMPROVING PREGNANT WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CHILDBIRTH PLANNING AND PREVENTION PROGRAMME COMPLICATIONS (P4K)

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy complications are one of the causes of maternal mortality. One of the programs that aims to prevent complications in pregnancy and reduce maternal mortality is the Childbirth Planning and Complication Prevention Program (P4K).

Objective: to determine the effectiveness of pregnant women's classes on increasing knowledge of pregnant women about the childbirth planning and prevention of complications (P4K) programme in Benteng Village, Bogor Regency in 2024. Methods: Experimental study research design Quasi-experimental research design with one group pretest-posttest design. Using the Paired T-Test test where the sample was 40 pregnant women in Benteng Village, Bogor Regency, this research was conducted in November-February 2024. Results: the results of the study state that the average knowledge before the implementation of the class of pregnant women obtained a mean of 40.30, the average knowledge after 68.58, and can be seen the results of the P-Value 0.0001 can be interpreted that the P-Value 0.0001 α & 0.005, it is concluded that there is an effectiveness of knowledge before and after the implementation of the class of pregnant women in Benteng Village, Bogor Regency. Conclusion: There is an effectiveness before and after the implementation of the implementation of pregnant women's classes on increasing knowledge about P4K in Benteng Village, Bogor Regency