Association of Cadre's Knowledge with Age, Duration of Work, Education, and Employment on the Use of iPosyandu Application in Pasawahan, Purwakarta

Abstract

Posyandu cadres are important people whose role in implementing posyandu, including registration, weighing, counseling, recording, and reporting. Currently, the cadre task in recording and reporting is still manual. Therefore, cadres must be supported by information technology to facilitate their work. iPosyandu application is an android-based or mobile application that is integrated and functioned for cadres in managing data. The application has been implemented at Posyandu to obtain data of infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, as well as child-bearing age women and couples (under development). This study aimed to determine the cadre's knowledge on the use of iPosyandu application at the posyandu, and its association with age, duration of work, education, and employment. The research method used cross-sectional approach. We used a purposive sampling technique. The sample size was 82 cadres in 6 villages in Pasawahan sub-district, Purwakarta Regency. Data collection was carried using questionnaire. Spearman correlation and Chi-square was used to identify the associations. The results was all cadres had good knowledge, and not associated with age, duration of work, education, and employment. This can be caused by the experience and implementation of the iPosyandu application during the last year. Other reasons were also identified such as easy access of media information, and the learning time. Good knowledge of cadres in using the application need to be maintained. Henceforth, further complementary research is needed to strengthen the knowledge by observing their skill under the umbrella of action research.

Effect of a Short Course on Improving the Cadres’ Knowledge in the Context of Reducing Stunting through Home Visits in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

“…In this study, most were adults, married, had high school education, were housewives, had over 10 years of experience, had previously received a variety of training, and all participated in a complete short course. These findings are consistent with prior research that suggests factors supporting cadres’ performance include age, marital status, knowledge, skills, education, role as housewives related to free time in community health promotion programs [ 7 ], and working duration [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Additionally, Bantul- Indonesia has implemented a competency test for cadres, including theory, practice, and counseling exam [ 27 ]; all cadres in the current study were certified.…”

Posyandu Application for Monitoring Children Under-Five: A 3-Year Data Quality Map in Indonesia

“…However, older cadres have more mature working experiences than younger ones [39]. In our pilot project area, we found that age was not related to their knowledge in running the mHealth because the learning process can occur at either younger or older [40]. The younger the age, the higher the digital literacy and the other way around.…”

“…The younger the age, the higher the digital literacy and the other way around. Nevertheless, regardless of age, training and motivation can increase the service and data entry [3,40,41]. The support factor from the midwife also plays an essential role in monitoring, supervising, and verifying the inputted data by the cadre using mHealth.…”

Exploration of Telemidwifery: An Initiation of Application Menu in Indonesia

“…Digital health services include eHealth, telemedicine, telemonitoring, and digital therapy, which are remote medical services [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Several articles report good results regarding the benefits of digital health using web platforms and mHealth to improve midwifery services, such as research on clinical decision-making support systems (mCDMSS), Continuum of Care Services (CCS)—Mother and Child Health (MCH), MAMAACT, iPosyandu, The COMmunity homebased INDia (COMB-IND), Roadmap, and Interactive Mobile massaging Alert System (IMAS) [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Referral rates are higher when access to the mHealth platform is readily available, improving complication detection and timely referrals to treatment facilities [ 31 ].…”

“…Based on this indicator, in subsequent developments, iPosyandu can be improved by adding the iPosyandu for a midwife ( Bidan ) named iPosyandu Bidan application, which will be enriched with MCOC-based menus or midwifery continuity of care under the name telemidwifery ( Appendix A ). The term telemidwifery, focused on midwifery continuity of care, has not been found, especially in Indonesia, based on keyword discovery in a recent literature review [ 33 ] or in other research [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Thus, the initiation of the application menu in terms of telemidwifery with sophisticated features is expected to make it easier for village midwives to gather patients to carry out continuity of care using the application (app) on a smartphone.…”