Development of pregnancy class with husband’s assistance on the outcome of teenage pregnancy

Abstract

Background: Teenage pregnancy is an international phenomenon without a definite solution to date. Globally, an estimated 16 million girls aged 15–19 give birth each year. Husbands need to play their assistance role in order to thwart the negative impact of the outcome of teenage pregnancy. Research objective: To identify the effect of the development of Pregnancy Classes with the Husband’s Assistance on the Outcome of Teenage Pregnancy in the Dayak community, Central Kalimantan. Research methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with the posttest-only non-equivalent control group design involving the husband’s assistance in pregnancy classes. The respondents were 60 individuals where 30 of them were given the pregnancy class assistance intervention while the other 30 were not given any intervention (control group). Results and discussion: Pregnancy class with Assistance by the husband increases positive pregnancy outcomes 2.4 times compared to without the husband’s assistance. Family support increases positive pregnancy outcomes 2.5 times compared to pregnant women without support from the family. Pregnant women that are highly motivated regarding antenatal care are likely to have positive pregnancy outcomes 5.4 times greater than pregnant women with low motivation. Based on the analysis, then the variables that have no effect are the history of antenatal care, frequency of antenatal care, and support from health workers. Conclusions: Pregnancy class with husband’s assistance affects positive outcomes of teenage pregnancy. Other factors with meaningful influence on pregnancy outcomes include family support and motivation to seek teenage antenatal care. Furthermore, other factors that have no influence include the teenager’s age, history of antenatal care, frequency of antenatal care, and support from health workers. An intervention is needed that involves the husband/partner in the form of active assistance.