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Kematian Neonatal dan Bayi Lahir Mati serta Hubungannya dengan Kepercayaan dan Perilaku Masyarakat
Cirebon's district is one of highest infant mortality and maternal mortality rate. So many efforts have been done to reduce this rate but, it's no effect yet. The etiology of these problems isn't known. The aim of research was to discover deeper information about relationship between neonatal mortality and social behavior background and believe of health society in pregnancy, delivery and antenatal care in mainland and coastal district. A qualitative and quantitative methods were used to exploring deeper information about predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors in health believe and behavior in society. Location of the study were in mainland (Weru Lor) and costal village (Suranenggala) in Cirebon-West Java in 2006. This research answered the reseach question, why neonatal death are happened and why health behavior in society seems irrational. There were stigmas in society that affect infant mortality rate. The result of research showed there were existence of stigmas which was irrational background in its relation with infant and neonatal mortality. There were no difference of local culture, knowledge, and believe among mainland and coastal countryside. Conclusion of this research is the importance of provider of health competence in dissemination of rational information so that can eliminate stigmas which grow in society.
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