PKM Kader Posyandu Dalam Rangka Upaya Peningkatan Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Ibu Hamil Terhadap Resiko Penularan Covid-19 Di RW 02 Kelurahan Sambiroto Kecamatan Tembalang Kota Semarang

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic with a fluctuating number of confirmed incidents (new cases). This COVID-19 pandemic situation requires understanding in efforts to prevent COVID-19 infection, especially pregnant women. Pregnant women are listed as one of the vulnerable groups at risk of being infected with COVID-19 because during pregnancy physiological changes occur which result in a decrease in partial immunity. In the initial study conducted before the activity, it was found that there were still many pregnant women when doing activities outside the home not in accordance with health protocols such as not wearing masks, still talking to neighbors without maintaining distance, and occasionally still participating in crowds and the high level of anxiety of pregnant women in this COVID-19 pandemic era. The anxiety shown by the interviewed pregnant women is not in accordance or inversely proportional to the behavior of pregnant women in compliance with implementing health protocols in their daily lives. From the problems stated above, it is very necessary to provide health education through counseling with the aim of increasing understanding and changing attitudes in efforts to prevent COVID-19 in pregnant women, thereby reducing the anxiety of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transmission risk prevention program COVID-19 should be started from the smallest unit level, namely the RT, RW to the village level. The PKM team of STIKES Kesdam IV/Diponegoro Semarang plans to carry out community service, especially to pregnant women in RW 02 Sambiroto Village, Tembalang District, Semarang City on efforts to prevent the risk of COVID-19 transmission. This service will be carried out in partnership with Sambiroto Village. The distance between the location of the activity and STIKES Kesdam IV / Diponegoro Semarang is approximately ± 10km. The method of this community service activity is carried out in several stages, starting from counseling with posyandu cadres and pregnant women to approaching pregnant women. The proposed budget and schedule for implementing community service are very relevant or in accordance with the activities to be carried out.