@article{Merry Wijaya_Fardila Elba_Atriany Nilam Sari_Dany Hilmanto_Sandeep Poddar_2022, title={INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CADRES THROUGH TRAINING ON HOW TO CHOOSE CONTRACEPTION METHODS IN SOREANG DISTRICT}, volume={6}, url={https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjmr/article/view/1620}, DOI={10.31674/mjmr.2022.v06i01.001}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health aspects, especially contraceptive services. This condition has resulted in a surge in baby births due to the increasing drop out rate in the use of contraceptives, limited public access to health facilities, the assumption that couples of childbearing age delay visiting health facilities to get family planning services due to fear of infection. Regarding the existing problems, it is very necessary to have an educational approach regarding contraception and cadres who are the closest people to the community.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This study used a quasi-experimental one group pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study used cluster sampling, there were 125 respondents. Analysis of the data using a different test t test. Calculation of data using SPSS. The results showed that the characteristics of cadres were in the age group, the majority of cadres were in the age group of 35-50 years (64.3%). Based on the length of time being a cadre, most are in the range of 1-3 years and more than 3 years have the same percentage (49.2%). There is a significant effect between the training of cadres on contraceptive methods in increasing the knowledge of health cadres.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Malaysian Journal of Medical Research (MJMR)}, author={Merry Wijaya and Fardila Elba and Atriany Nilam Sari and Dany Hilmanto and Sandeep Poddar}, year={2022}, month={Jan.}, pages={1-4} }