Accuracy of Antenatal Visits in West Java Province: Comparison between Rural and Urban Areas Data Analysis of the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey 2017

Abstract

Accuracy of antenatal visits plays a crucial role in reducing the risk of maternal death during pregnancy. West Java is a province in Indonesia that has the highest maternal mortality cases. An analysis of the accuracy of antenatal visits using a spatial approach, involving the distribution of villages and cities, was conducted to understand the interaction between humans and the environment, both physically and socially. This study aims to determine the differences in the accuracy of antenatal visits based on residential status in West Java Province in 2017. The research conducted is quantitative research using secondary data from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2017. The data used includes the number of pregnant women who received antenatal visits in urban and rural areas. The analysis was done by comparing rural and urban areas using the Chi-Square test. The results of the study indicate that there are differences in the accuracy of antenatal visits between rural and urban areas, with a p-value of 0.000 (less than 0.005, which means there is a difference).