Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition and health services (MCH)

Indah Yun Diniaty Rosidi, Indah Yun Diniaty Rosidi and Arisna Kadir, Arisna Kadir (2021) Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on maternal and child nutrition and health services (MCH). Jurnal Ners & Kebidanan Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 9 (4). pp. 297-304. ISSN 2503-1856

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Abstract

Background: In Indonesia, East Java province, precisely in the Surabaya area, the number
of mothers who are confirmed to be Covid-19 is 112 people. The Indonesian Pediat-rics
Association (IDAI) conveyed data on child deaths due to Covid-19 in the country so far,
overall, 70% of the cases of children died due to corona virus infection.
Objectives: To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and MCH
services
Methods: This research is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach and was
carried out at the Makassar City Health Office in February - August 2021. In this re-search,
secondary data was used with samples of nutrition and MCH service data, namely the
coverage of K1 and K4 and the target of nutrition services for the period 2019-2020. . In
ISSN 2354-7642 (Print), ISSN 2503-1856 (Online)
Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia
Indonesian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
Tersedia online pada:
http://ejournal.almaata.ac.id/index.php/JNKI
JURNAL NERS DAN KEBIDANAN INDONESIA
INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
AND MIDWIFERY
298 Indah Yun Diniaty Rosidi, Arisna Kadir. JNKI, Vol. 9, Issue 4, 2021, 297-304
this study, in-depth interviews were conducted online and in stages from the Health Office,
Public Health Centre and pregnant/breastfeeding/having children under five on changes
in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: MCH services (K1 and K4 coverage) in 2019 K1 coverage was 96.8% and increased
in 2020 by 97.14%, while K4 coverage in 2019 reached 92.58% and decreased to 92,
4% in 2020, the immunization showed the decline in immunization coverage in 2020 was
lower than the immunization coverage in 2019. Nutrition services that in 2019 the target for
nutrition services is 84.52% and has decreased to reach 69.14% and will decrease further
in 2021 (January-May) which is 67%.
Conclusions: The description of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and
MCH services can be said that the number of visits to Nutrition and MCH services in the
Makassar city area has generally decreased. This was mainly due to delays in IHC services.
However, various efforts, such as maximizing home visits and monitoring the condition of
mothers and babies via WhatsApp, can hamper the number of nutrition and MCH services.
KEYWORD: covid-19; mch; nutrition

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	covid-19; mch; nutrition
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 01:39
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 01:39
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1117

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