Motivational Interviewing Techniques on the Adoption Stages of Iron Tablet Consumption by Pregnant Women at the Arjasa Community Health Center

Abstract

Introduction: Based on preliminary studies in the Arjasa Community Health Center area, all seven pregnant women in K1 or 100%, had not adopted the recommended method of taking iron (Fe) tablets. One effective method to change this stage of behavior adoption is through motivational interviewing techniques. The purpose of this study is to analyze motivational interviewing techniques on changes in the stage of iron (Fe) tablet consumption adoption among K1 pregnant women at the Arjasa Community Health Center.

Methods: The research design used a pre-experimental approach with a one-group pre- and post-test design. The sampling technique used non-probability sampling with accidental sampling, with a total of 20 respondents. The research instrument used a questionnaire. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test.

Results: The Wilcoxon test yielded a Z value of -4.008 with a p value < 0.000. Since p < 0.05, Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that the motivational interviewing technique effectively changes the stage of adoption of iron (Fe) tablet consumption among pregnant women K1 at the Arjasa Community Health Center.

Discussion: Motivational interviewing techniques can be used to change the adoption stage of iron (Fe) tablet consumption among pregnant women K1 at the Arjasa Community Health Center.