Analysis of Factors Affecting Pregnant Women to Perform Perineal Massage

Abstract

One of the fears that is often felt by third trimester pregnant women is perineal rupture during childbirth. Perineal rupture can be prevented by taking preventive measures during pregnancy, namely perineal massage which can be done by pregnant women from 34 weeks of gestation until nearing labour. In East Java, the maternal mortality rate in 2018 was 515 per year or 1 to 2 people per day. The cause of the high maternal mortality rate of 20.3% is due to postpartum haemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to analysis the factors that influence pregnant women to perform perineal massage. The total population was 120 pregnant women with a sample of 92 pregnant women in April-July 2019, the sampling technique used simple random sampling. The data analysis used multiple logistic regression statistical tests while the significance test used a 0.05 degree of error. The results of this study were the age factor with a low risk of affecting pregnant women, the p-value was 0.003 (<0.05). Knowledge and motivation factors have an effect together. Knowledge has an effect of 122.5 times while motivation has an effect of 13.14 times in doing perineal massage during the third trimester of pregnancy. Health workers are encouraged to increase socialization and approach to third trimester pregnant women so that they want to do perineal massage independently