Knowledge and Skill Levels of Midwives Regarding Reproductive Health Services in Disaster Emergency Situations in Padang City

Authors

  • Helpi Nelwatri Study Program of Midwifery - Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health, Padang
  • Solfema Doctoral Program of Education Science - Postgraduate School, Universitas Negeri Padang
  • Hadiyanto Doctoral Program of Education Science - Postgraduate School, Universitas Negeri Padang
  • Nurhizrah Gistituati Doctoral Program of Education Science - Postgraduate School, Universitas Negeri Padang
  • Mega Iswari Doctoral Program of Education Science - Postgraduate School, Universitas Negeri Padang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v4i1.1860

Keywords:

Knowledge, Skills, Midwives, Reproduction, Disaster

Abstract

Efforts to improve disaster preparedness health education is one of the education that contributes to this effort. Efforts to provide health services in crisis conditions due to disasters continue to be improved but are not yet optimal. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge and skills of midwives in serving reproductive health in disaster emergencies in the city of Padang. This research method uses the Research and Development Model. The research was conducted in Padang City, the population of this study was all midwives who were members of the IBI profession in Padang City, using a sampling method using a questionnaire of 50 respondents. The results obtained related to the knowledge and skills regarding the preparedness of midwives in health services in dealing with disasters have a poor level of knowledge of 76% (38 people) while the skill level of midwives was found from 50 respondents to have poor skills of 96% (48 people).

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Published

2023-01-04

How to Cite

Nelwatri, H. ., Solfema, Hadiyanto, Gistituati, N. ., & Iswari, M. . (2023). Knowledge and Skill Levels of Midwives Regarding Reproductive Health Services in Disaster Emergency Situations in Padang City. American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research, 4(1), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v4i1.1860