Pengaruh Penyuluhan dengan Media Chatbot WhatsApp terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang Golden Period Stroke di Wilayah Puskesmas Mulyorejo

Stroke merupakan salah satu penyebab kecacatan dan kematian yang memerlukan penanganan secara cepat dan tepat dalam golden period. Kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai golden period stroke dapat menyebabkan keterlambatan dalam mengenali gejala dan memperoleh penanganan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh penyuluhan dengan media Chatbot WhatsApp terhadap tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat tentang golden period stroke di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Mulyorejo. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain pre-experimental dengan pendekatan One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 87 responden yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuesioner sebanyak 30 pertanyaan dan data dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebelum diberikan penyuluhan, sebanyak 42 responden (48,3%) memiliki tingkat pengetahuan kategori baik, 35 responden (40,2%) kategori cukup, dan 10 responden (11,5%) kategori kurang. Setelah diberikan penyuluhan, seluruh responden (100%) berada pada kategori pengetahuan baik. Hasil uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test menunjukkan nilai Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) sebesar 0,000 (p < 0,05), H₀ ditolak dan H₁ diterima. Penyuluhan dengan media Chatbot WhatsApp dapat menjadi salah satu media edukasi kesehatan dalam membantu meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai golden period stroke.

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Stroke is one of the causes of disability and death that requires prompt and appropriate treatment within the golden period. Limited public knowledge of the golden period of stroke can lead to delays in recognizing symptoms and obtaining treatment. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health education using a WhatsApp chatbot on community knowledge of the golden period of stroke in the Mulyorejo Community Health Center service area. This study employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest–posttest design. The sample consisted of 87 respondents selected using purposive sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire consisting of 30 questions, and the data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results showed that before the health education was provided, 42 respondents (48.3%) had a good level of knowledge, 35 respondents (40.2%) had a moderate level of knowledge, and 10 respondents (11.5%) had a poor level of knowledge. After the health education was provided, all respondents (100%) had a good level of knowledge. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed an Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value of < 0.001; therefore, H₀ was rejected and H₁ was accepted. Health education using a WhatsApp chatbot can serve as a health education medium to help improve community knowledge of the golden period of stroke.