Authors: Mareta Bakoil1, Stefanus Supriyanto2, Toetik Koesbardiati3
1Doctoral Program of Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia
2Lecturer, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia
3 Lecturer, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The phenomenon in Indonesia is still the number of mothers giving birth are not using health facilities and in favor by non-health personnel so that they can have an impact on Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR). South Central Timor is one of district in East Nusa Tenggara Province with the highest MMR rate of 290/100,000 live births. Indirect causes include access factors (economic, social, geographical, and transport), culture, health factors, affordability of information and the role of the family as an obstacle to achieving maternal health care facilities (WHO, 2008). The research objective is to analyze the influence of husband’s support, and mother’s perception to the utilization of Delivery Waiting Home and delivery place. Methods: observational analytic with cross sectional design. Sample size was 150 maternal. The sampling technique is systematic random sampling. Data analysis using PLS. Results: Husband’s support influence to the search for delivery place with a T-statistic of 4.359; husband’s support affect the utilization of Delivery Waiting Home and delivery place (T-statistic: 5.537); acceptance of the delivery place affect the search for delivery place (T-statistic: 4.599); and search for delivery place affect the utilization of Delivery Waiting Home and delivery place (T-statistic: 10.367). Conclusions: Use of Delivery Waiting Home and delivery place are influenced by the husband’s support (emotional support, the provision of transport support, and costs support), admission to the delivery place (belief and trust maternal), and search for delivery place (birth attendant professionalism).
Keywords: Husband Support, Belief, Trust, Delivery Waiting Home, Delivery Place
