The effect of training on efforts to reduce maternal mortality risk to behavior of community-based safe motherhood promoters (SMPs)

This study aimed to determine the effect of training on efforts to reduce maternal mortality risk to behavior of community-based Safe Motherhood Promoters (SMPs) in Jeneponto District, using “Pretest-Posttest with control Group Design”. Data collected through observation and interview to 46 respondents. Data were analyzed by Mann Whitney-U, Wilcoxon, McNemar and Spearman correlation test. The results were: 1) There was no difference in knowledge, attitude and skill between Safe Motherhood Promoters (SMPs) group and control group before the training, 2) There was a difference in knowledge, attitude, and skill between SMPs group and control group after the training, 3) There was difference in knowledge, attitude, and skill of SMPs group between before and after the training, 4) There was no difference in control group knowledge, attitude, and skill between before and after training. It could be concluded that there is an effect of training on reducing maternal mortality risk to knowledge, attitude, and skill of community based SMPs.