QUALITATIVE STUDY OF STAKEHOLDERS’ KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ALERT VILLAGE PROGRAM IN OGAN ILIR REGENCY
Abstract
The implementation of community empowerment through alert village program
in Ogan Ilir regency was not optimal. Morbidity rates of some aspects of public
health such as maternal and child health as well as environmental health were still
high. Stakeholders‘ knowledge are very essential to be analyzed as a step in order to
implement effective alert village program. This study aimed to analyze the stakeholders’
knowledge regarding alert village program in Ogan Ilir regency. This was qualitative
study. The research location is Ogan Ilir regency. Informants were determined referring
to the guidelines of active alert villages from MoH of Republic Indonesia. Informants
consist of 29 people involved in the alert village program at level regency/district,
sub-districts and villages. The data were primary data from in-depth interviews, direct
observation and secondary data were collected through documents review. Basic
health services in alert villages held in community health sub-center, village health post
and integrated health post including health services for pregnant women, breastfeeding
mothers, children, elderly and patients. Stakeholders obtained information concerning
alert village program from several sources. Most of the information was obtained through
dissemination activities organized by the provincial health department and district health
of ces. In general, stakeholders’ knowledge was good and it must be also expanded
through facilitating information exchange among stakeholders.