Risk Factors for Anxiety in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester at the Ainon Clinic, Siantar Martoba District, Pematangsiantar City, North Sumatra Province in 2024

Abstract

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is one of the indicators used to measure the health status of a country. The third target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to emphasize reducing MMR to below 70 per 100,000 live births (Bappenas, 2017). According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, the maternal mortality rate in the world is still quite high, namely 211 per 100,000 live births. This study aims to determine the Risk Factors for Anxiety in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester at the Ainon Clinic, Siantar Martoba District in 2024. This study uses a cross-sectional research method, the population in this study are pregnant women in the third trimester who undergo ANC at the Ainon Clinic, Siantar Martoba District. The sample in this study was 35 respondents with a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The conclusion of this study is that there are risk factors for anxiety in pregnant women in the third trimester seen from education which has an effect on anxiety, risk factors for anxiety based on the age of pregnant women in the third trimester do not have an effect on anxiety, occupation factors for pregnant women in the third trimester have an effect on anxiety, and pregnancy examination factors have an effect on anxiety in pregnant women.

Keywords: Risk Factors, Anxiety of Pregnant Women