A Comparison of Posyandu’s Utilization in Rural and Urban Primary Health Centers in Jember, Indonesia

^Authors: Ristya Widi Endah Yani¹, Hestieyonini Hadnyanawati², Elyda Akhya Afida Misrohmasari³, Sanglar Polnok⁴

^1,2,&3Dental Health Community Department, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jember, Indonesia

⁴Faculty of Nursing, Naresuan University, Thailand

Address: Jalan Kalimantan 37, Jember, Indonesia 68121
E-mail: ristya_widi@unej.ac.id

Abstract

The level of urban and rural people’s awareness and knowledge, perception, social characteristics, population density, access to health services, facilities, satisfaction, cost and occupation show that there is no differences between posyandu’s utilization in rural and urban primary health centers (PHCs). This study aims to compare the utilization of posyandu  in rural and urban PHCs in Jember, Indonesia. This study was an observational analytic study with cross sectional approach which was done to 325 participants using accidental technique sampling and it was done for 2 weeks (11^th – 22^nd July 2016). The variable which was studied was the number of posyandu’s utilization in urban and rural primary health centers in Jember. The data was analyzed using independent sample t-test. The results show that the average number of posyandu’s utilization in rural is 29 people and in urban is 23 people. There is no significant difference between the utilization of posyandu in rural and urban primary health care in Jember (p≥0,05). In a conclusion, there is no significant difference between the utilization of posyandu in rural and urban primary health centers in Jember, Indonesia.

Keywords: posyandu, utilization, rural primary health centers, urban primary health centers

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