Android-based Health Promotion Influences Pregnant Women's Motivation in Consuming Iron Tablets in Bantul Indonesia

Maternal mortality is a global public health challenge. Maternal and child health is one of the problems that requires attention in Indonesia. This is because the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is still high and has not yet reached the expected target in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely below 70 per 100,000 live births in 2030. Providing education will bring change and increase knowledge in society in a short time so that pregnant women are expected to behave according to health values. The research aimed to determine the effect of Android-based health promotion on the motivation of pregnant women to consume iron tablets. The research method uses an experimental design. The research subjects were pregnant women in Bantul Regency with a research sample of 42 respondents using purposive sampling as the sampling technique. Data collection uses a questionnaire whose validity has been tested. Statistical tests use nonparametric tests because the data are not normally distributed, specifically the Mann-Whitney test. The research results showed that the characteristics of the respondents were mostly of healthy reproductive age, with secondary education and not working in both the intervention and control groups. Based on the Wilcoxon statistical test, the motivation of respondents in the control group showed a significant difference (<0.05) before and after being given health education. The P value was 0.013, while for the control group it was 0.032. Meanwhile, the Mann-Whitney test shows a p value of 0.033 (< 0.05). In conclusion, there is an influence of Android-based health promotion on the motivation of pregnant women to consume iron tablets. Every health service is expected to provide health promotion to increase motivation to take iron tablets.