Background: Low birthweight (LBW) is one of the main risk factors of neonatal mortality and morbidity. As such, it is an important public health issue particularly in developing countries. Worldwide, LBW shares around 15-20% of birth outcome. In Indonesia, LBW shares about 10.2% of birth outcome. In theory, the risk factors of LBW include not only biological aspect but also psychosocial and economic aspects. This study sought to estimate the biopsychosocial and economic determinants of LBW in Jambi, South Sumatera, using path analysis approach. Subjects and Method:This was an analytic observational study with case control design. The study was carried out at 20 community health centers in Jambi, South Sumatera, from December 2017 to January 2018. A total sample of 200 newborn infants consisting of 50 LBW and 150 normal birthweight newborn infants were selected for this study by fixed disease sampling. The dependent variable was birthweight. The independent variables were maternal age, maternal mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), gestational age, infant sex, maternal gestational stress, maternal education, family income at gestational period, and sanitation. Data on birthweight and MUAC were taken from obstetric record. The other data were collected by questionnaire. The data were analyzed by path analysis. Results: The risk of LBW was increased by female sex (b= 0.99; 95% CI= -0.12 to 2.12; p= 0.081), and high maternal stress (b= 2.35; 95% CI= 0.70 to 4.01; p= 0.005). The risk of LBW decreased with gestational age ≥37 weeks (b= -5.06; 95% CI= -6.49 to -3.62; p= 0.000), and good sanitation (b= -1.04; 95% CI= -2.13 to 0.05; p= 0.062). Gestational age increased with nutritional status (b= 1.91; 95% CI= 0.94 to 2.89; p<0.001), and family income (b= 1.50; 95% CI= 0.66 to 2.32; p=

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This research aims to ascertain the relation between perception and motivation for master of midwifery program study towards students of semester VIII, study program of D-IV Midwife Educator Universitas Respati Yogyakarta Year 2015. This research is a descriptive analytic research applying crossectional approach. The technique of collecting sampling applied was proportional random sampling with a total of 125 students. The data were analyzed using Kendall’s Tau test. The result showed 94 respondents (75.2%) had positive perception and 83 respondents (66.4%) had average motivation. It was obtained that zcount was bigger than ztable (7.96>1.960) and the significance was 0.000 smaller than 0.05 (p<0.05) with a strong relation (=0.478). Keywords: Perception, Motivation, and Master of Midwifery Program Study  Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan persepsi dengan motivasi untuk studi lanjut S2 Kebidanan pada mahasiswa semester VIII program studi D-IV Bidan Pendidik Universitas Respati Yogyakarta tahun 2015. Jenis penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan pendekatan crossectional. Teknik pengambilan sampling yaitu proportional random sampling sebanyak 125 mahasiswa. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji Kendall Tau. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan 94 responden (75,2%) memiliki persepsi cukup positif dan 83 responden (66,4%) memiliki motivasi sedang. Diperoleh zhitung lebih besar dari  ztabel  (7,96 > 1,960) dan signifikansi sebesar 0,000 lebih kecil dari 0,05 (p-value < 0,05) dengan keeratan hubungan yang kuat (=0,478). Kata kunci: Persepsi, Motivasi dan Studi Lanjut S2 Kebidanan