THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION USING AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF POSTPARTUM MOTHERS ABOUT POSTPARTUM BLUES AT RS. ROMANI SEMARANG

Abstract

From a psychological perspective, there are moments when a postpartum mother experiences feelings of sadness related to her baby; this condition is known as postpartum blues or baby blues. The incidence rate of postpartum blues in Indonesia ranges between 50-70% of postpartum women, while in Central Java Province in 2021, 30% experienced mild postpartum depression and 6.7% experienced moderate postpartum depression. Research findings indicate a low level of knowledge among postpartum mothers regarding postpartum psychological disorders, particularly postpartum blues. This condition is attributed to inadequate and incomplete information about postpartum blues received by many mothers. Therefore, one strategy to enhance mothers' knowledge and understanding of postpartum blues during the postpartum period is through health promotion activities. Understanding the effectiveness of health promotion using video media on the knowledge level of postpartum mothers about postpartum blues at RS. Roemani Semarang. Pre-experimental research design using a one-group pre-post and post-test design, conducted from December 2023 to January 2024 with a sample size of 43 respondents. Nonprobability sampling technique using purposive sampling. The average knowledge score before health promotion was 63.6628, and after health promotion, the average knowledge score improved to 88.3721, indicating an improvement in knowledge about postpartum blues after health promotion using video media. There is an effect of health promotion using audio-visual media on the knowledge level of postpartum mothers about postpartum blues at Roemani Hospital Semarang, as shown by the Wilcoxon test result with a p-value < 0.005.