PSIKOEDUKASI HIV DAN AIDS �BIDAN CANTIK� SEBAGAI MODEL ALTERNATIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PELAYANAN BIDAN PUSKESMAS

Midwives play significant role in preventing HIV transfusion from mother to child since they directly deal with prospective mothers and pregnant women. However, it is considered that the quality services of midviwes have not met the maximum standards. The purpose of the study was to improve the quality service of midwives stationed at public health center through psychoeducation on HIV and AIDS based on Safer practices-Available Medication-Voluntary counselling and testing-Empowerment and Education (SAVE) approach referred to as Smart and Emphatic Midwives or �BIDAN Cerdas dan Empatik (CANTIK)� program. The design of the study was action research with quasi eksperiment method using non random untreated control group design with dependent pretest and posttest samples. The participants were 24 midwives working at public health center (12 to experiment group and 12 to control group). The research instruments used were HIV and AIDS knowledge test, negative attitude towards HIV scale, emphatic and caring consultation (ECC) observation sheet, and HIV and AIDS socialization. Quantitative analysis was conducted through statistical test using mixed design ANOVA and qualitative analysis was conducted in the form of narrative description. The result of the study showed that BIDAN CANTIK psychoeducation program might improve the quality service of midwives at public health center. It was due to the improvement of knowledge on HIV (F=28,10