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Pregnancy classes are vital for successful communication, information, and health education in maternity services. However, their implementation should be postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent COVID-19 transmission in pregnant women who are classified as a vulnerable group, especially if they had a history of pregnancy with non-communicable diseases. Therefore, we implemented e-SEKOCI (The Online Class of Sekolah Komplementer Cinta Ibu) which aimed to provide counselling and mentoring of pregnant women using social media WhatsApp group, Zoom Cloud meeting, Instagram, or YouTube. The implementation of e-SEKOCI began in March 2020 with 150 pregnant women in Indonesia. We also worked with teaching volunteers consisting of midwives and midwifery lecturers. In e-SEKOCI classes, expectant mothers were taught complementary midwifery care, such as mom and baby massage, prenatal and postnatal yoga, and self-hypnosis. Besides, pregnant women could also conduct online consultations with midwives about their pregnancies. Most of the participants said they were satisfied with e-SEKOCI, which included 80% in the health education program and 94% in the pregnancy consultation program. As many as 70% of participants prefer the WhatsApp group as a means of implementing e-SEKOCI. In conclusion, e-SEKOCI was effective as a media of midwife counselling for pregnant women, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of WhatsApp group media was recommended because it was easier to use and cost-effective.

Background:Female condom is an alternative method to prevent HIV/ AIDS transmission. However, its utilization is low and scanty among female sex workers. It is important to have knowledge on the factors that determine female condom use. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the acceptance and use of female condom among female sex workers in Surakarta. Subjects and Method: It was an analytic and observational study using case control design.The study was conducted at a prostitution area in Surakarta, Central Java, from August to September 2016. A total of 230 female sex workers consisting of 110 female sex workers who used female condoms and 120 female sex workers who did not use female condoms, was selected purposively in this study.The dependent variables were acceptance and use of female condom. The independent variables were sex partner support, peer educator support, and pimp support. The data were collected by a set of questionnaire and analyzed by path analysis model. Results: Acceptance of female condom was associated with its use among female sex workers(b = 0.30; p < 0.001).Peer educatorsupport was associated with acceptance of female condom (b = 0.06; p < 0.001). Peer educator support (b = 0.03; nilai p = 0.012) and sex partner support (b = 0.05; p = 0.042). The association between acceptance of female condom and pimp support was not statistically significant (p = 0.133). Conclusion:Peer educator support and sex partner support have direct association with both acceptance and use of female condom among female sex workers.