Influencing Factors Early Detection of Hepatitis B (HBsAg) Among Pregnant Women at Community Health Center Sukamerindu, Bengkulu City

Abstract

Introduction: Hepatitis B is infection the heart causes it around two million death every year worldwide (3.5% of number global mortality ). Hepatitis B can cause cancer liver and complications cirrhosis . Indonesia is a country with level endemicity high , in 2023 , figures death due to hepatitis B in Indonesia occupies order First  of 10 countries in Southeast Asia with 2.14/100,000 people.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between education, knowledge, family support factors with early detection of hepatitis B (HBsAg) among pregnant women at Community Health Center Sukamerindu, Bengkulu City.

Methods: Research this with method quantitative cross sectional approach , sample as many as 60 mothers pregnant at the health center likes to miss with technique taking sample using accidental sampling. analysis used univariate and bivariate with the chi square test.

Results: Show that most of the respondents with a low level education of 35 (58,3%), most of the respondents have less knowledge 38 (63,3%), most of the respondents have families who do not support the early detection of hepatitis B (HBsAg) as much as 37 (61,7%),  and most of the respondents do not early detection hepatitis B (HBsAg) as much as 34 (56,7%). Chi square test analysis (Pearson chi square) obtained p-value 0.001 ( p < 0.05) there is a significant relationship between education with early detection of  hepatitis B (HBsAg), chi square test (pearson chi square)  obtained p-value 0.006 ( p < 0.05) there si relationship significant knowledge with erly detection of hepatitis B (HBsAg),  and chi square test (pearson chi square) obtained p-value 0.001 (p < 0.05) there is a significant relationship family support with early detection hepatitis B HBsAg.

Conclusions: Research findings can be used as means of health promotion to public in breaking the chain of transmission of hepatitis B in pregnant women to infants through early detection hepatitis B (HBsAg) examination in pregnant women. The study recommendation is  erly detection hepatitis B (HBsAg) of all couples of childbearing age. To overcome the  lack of interest of  pregnant women in early detection HBsAg, it  is necessary gto providea stimulus funds to pregnant women after do early detection HBsAg.