Selection of Birth Attendent of Labor in The Village Pelangiran Inhil District

In 2013, the percentage of deliveries with health workers in Indonesia is 89%, Riau Province in 2013 reaches 78%, at Pelangiran Public Health Centers in 2013 which is 55%. This study aims to determine the relationship of knowledge, access to health facilities, attitudes, traditions, family income, education, with the selection of birth attendants in the Village Pelangiran Inhil District. The type of research used is quantitative with cross sectional design. The sample of all maternity mothers, both assisted by health workers, and non-health workers (Shaman giving birth) from January 2015-March 2016 amounted to 95 people, with a technique of sampling saturated/census. The analysis used chi square. The result of this research shows that there are correlation between Knowledge (p value 0, 001), POR = 11, 333, attitude (p value = 0, 001), POR = 58, 767, family income (p value = 0, 002), POR = 4, 589, education (p value = 0, 001), POR = 7.699, and access to health facility (p value = 0, 05), POR = 2, 338, with selection of birth attendant. The attitude of the give a positive response to traditional healers are influential in the selection of birth attendants. A positive mother's attitude to a shaman is at risk 59 times to choose non-health workers as a birth helper. Advised health care workers who are in primary Pelangiran to improve counseling on birth mothers about birthattendant selection that birth mothers choose health workers as helpers.