Effectiveness of Online-Based "Pregnant Women Care Cadres" Intervention on Husband Support in Early Detection of High Risk in Medan Maimun Area

The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to evaluate whether an online-based "Caring for Pregnant Women" intervention delivered through community health cadres can improve husband support in the early detection of high-risk pregnancies among pregnant women and their husbands in the Medan Maimun area.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the online-based "Caring for Pregnant Women" intervention increase emotional support from husbands in the early detection of high-risk pregnancies?

Does the intervention increase informational support from husbands in the early detection of high-risk pregnancies?

Does the intervention increase practical support from husbands in the early detection of high-risk pregnancies?

This study does not include a comparison group.

Participants will:

Complete a pre-test questionnaire assessing emotional, informational, and practical support from husbands in the early detection of high-risk pregnancies

Participate in an online-based education program facilitated by trained health cadres for one month

Join a WhatsApp group involving husbands, pregnant women, and health cadres for education, monitoring, and communication related to high-risk pregnancy detection

Complete a post-test questionnaire after the intervention to measure changes in husband support

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy

Age range

Up to 35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universitas Sumatera Utara

Medan, Indonesia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Pregnant women who lived with their families (husband/wife/children/inlaws)
Women who were able to communicate verbally
Registered in the Medan Maimun area with a Medan Maimun identity card
Registered with the neighborhood association
Had a health cadre responsible for the local area

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant women living alone
Unable to communicate verbally
Not registered in Medan Maimun
Without a Medan Maimun identity card
Not registered with the neighborhood association
Without an assigned health cadre

Treatment and study plan

Online-Based "Caring for Pregnant Women" Intervention Through Community Health Cadres to Enhance Husband Support in Early Detection of High-Risk Pregnancy

Behavioral

The intervention consisted of an online-based educational program delivered by trained community health cadres. Education was provided through WhatsApp groups once per week for four consecutive weeks, including information on early detection of high-risk pregnancy and husband support.

Primary outcomes

Change from Baseline in Husbands' Emotional, Informational, and Practical Support Score for Early Detection of High-Risk Pregnancy After 4 Weeks of Online-Based Intervention

Time frame: From enrollment (baseline/pre-test) to the end of the online-based intervention at 4 weeks (post-test).

This outcome measures changes in husbands' emotional, informational, and practical support for early detection of high-risk pregnancy following a 4-week online-based "Caring for Pregnant Women" intervention delivered by trained health cadres. Husbands' support was assessed using a Family Support Questionnaire developed based on Friedman's Family Support Theory and high-risk pregnancy concepts. The questionnaire consists of 19 valid items covering emotional, informational, and practical support. Emotional, informational, and practical support were assessed separately, each with scores ranging from 10 to 50. Higher scores indicate greater support from husbands/families. The instrument showed good reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.879). The primary outcome was calculated as the difference between baseline (pre-intervention) and post-intervention scores at 4 weeks.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Siti Saidah Nasution

Other

Collaborators

Universitas Sumatera Utara

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Feb 24, 2026
Registry last updated: Feb 24, 2026

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