Influence of Infographic-Based Booklet on Pregnant Women's Knowledge About Hypertension in Pregnancy

Background: Hypertension in pregnancy is a cause of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. One of the prevention efforts that can be done by increasing the knowledge of pregnant women about hypertension in pregnancy using infographic-based booklet media. Objective: to analyse the effect of Infographic-based Booklet Media on increasing pregnant women's knowledge about hypertension in pregnancy. Methods: Combine Method, namely the method Research and Development (R&D) with the model Borg and Gall development simplified by the Center for Policy Research and Educational Innovation Research Team of the National Education Department Research and Development Agency to design modules and quantitative research methods and continued with a research design pre experimental (one group pre test and post test). The research was conducted at Kaluku Bodoa Health Centre in November 2024 to January 2025. Samples, 70 pregnant women, sampling techniques using purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analysis using Paired-t test to analyse the difference in respondents' knowledge before and after the intervention. Results: analysis of knowledge using descriptive tests obtained more maternal knowledge in the less category as many as 50 respondents (71.4%)in the , 55 respondents (78.6%) moderate category. The , meaning that there is an effect of infographic-based booklet media on increasing the knowledge of pregnant women about hypertension in pregnancy. Conclusion: paired t-test analysis obtained an average pretest value of 42.237 and a post-test value of 62.333 with a difference value of 20.0959 and value of a sig. 0.000 <0.05infographic-based booklet media can be used as educational in increasing the media knowledge of pregnant women regarding the prevention of hypertension in pregnancy.