Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Hamil Tentang Risiko 4T di Poskesdes Matua Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Dompu Barat

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Dompu Regency is still relatively high. Directly, this is caused by hypertension, COVID-19, etc., while indirectly, it is caused by reproductive status or four too (4T), namely too young, too old, too close together, and too many children. This research focuses on indirect causes that are often not overlooked, namely, to describe the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about 4T at the Matua Village Health Post in the Dompu Barat Health Center working area. This research is a quantitative research with a descriptive design. The population in this study were all pregnant women who had their pregnancies checked at the Matua Village Health Post in the Dompu Barat Health Center working area. Samples were taken using a total sampling technique from June to August 2023 with 40 people. Data collection techniques in this research were through interviews and filling out questionnaires. This research showed that the respondents' knowledge about 4T risks was mainly in the poor category. Namely, 18 respondents (46%), and the least was in the good and sufficient category, namely 11 respondents (27%) each. Respondents' attitudes about the risks of 4T mainly were in the harmful category, namely 31 respondents (78%). Meanwhile, nine respondents (22%) showed negative attitudes. Based on the research results, it was concluded that the knowledge of pregnant women at the Matua Health Post in the Dompu Barat Health Center working area was mostly in the poor category. Meanwhile, most mothers' attitudes are in the harmful category.