Pre-Marriage Course Regarding Health Reproductive: Knowledge and Attitude of Bride and Groom Candidate in Preparing Health Status before Pregnant in Grobogan Regency.

Background: Maternal mortality, children mortality, stunting, and other health problems are still high in the world. One strategic to prevent this problem is to increase health knowledge in preparing for pregnancy to brides and grooms candidate. The aim of the study was to analyze differences in knowledge and attitudes of the brides and grooms candidate related to reproductive health before and after being given an intervention in Grobogan Regency. Method: The quasi-experimental research with one group pre and posttest design was used to analized 31 bridegrooms as subject in the area of Grobogan Regency. The bridegrooms were given an intervention in the form of one-day pre-marriage course for 6-7 hours, wich is given by KUA officers (Office of Religious Affairs) and Health Service officers who have been trained. Knowledge and attitude were measured before and after a given intervention using a structured questionnaire and data gathered were analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Result: The results showed there was an effect of pre-marriage course intervention on knowledge (p=0.001) but does not have a significant effect on the attitude of the bride and groom (p=0.209). Conclusion: One-day pre-marriage course can increase knowledge the brides and grooms candidate while the attitude doesn’t. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]