INTISARI
Latar Belakang: Pengetahuan mahasiswa kebidanan memegang peranan penting dalam membentuk sikap calon bidan dalam menjalankan tugas dan kewenangan bidan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya hubungan antara pengetahuan mahasiswa kebidanan tingkat akhir dengan sikap mahasiswa dalam menjalankan tugas dan kewenangan bidan,
Metode: Desain penelitian observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 67 mahasiswa kebidanan tingkat akhir di STIKes PKU Muhammadiyah Surakarta dengan menggunakan metode total sampling. Instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi Spearman dengan a 5%.
Hasil: Responden mempunyai pengetahuan baik tentang tugas dan kewenangan bidan sebanyak 38 mahasiswa (58,2%) dan responden bersikap positif dalam menjalankan tugas dan kewenangan bidan sebanyak 34 mahasiswa (50,7%). Hasil analisis Spearman menunjukkan nilai r = 0,162 dan  ? = 0.191.
Simpulan: “Tidak ada hubungan pengetahuan mahasiswa kebidanan tingkat akhir dengan sikap mahasiswa dalam menjalankan tugas dan kewenangan bidan”.
Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tugas Bidan dan Kewenangan Bidan
ABSTRACT
Background of the study: Midwifery students’ knowledge plays an important role in shaping the midwives prospective attitude in performing their duties and authority. This study aimed to determine whether there is a correlation between midwifery final-year students’ knowledge with the students attitude in performing duties and authority of midwife.
Method: The study design was observational analytic with cross sectional approach. Samples are 67 students in the final year midwifery STIKes PKU Muhammadiyah Surakarta using total sampling method. The research instrument is  in the form of a questionnaire . Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation test with a 5 %
Result: Respondents have a good knowledge about the duties and authority of the midwife as many as 38 students (58.2 %) and respondents positive attitude in performing the duties and authority of the midwife as many as 34 students (50.7%). Spearman analysis results show the value of r = 0.162 and ? = 0191 .
The Conclusion: “There is no correlation between midwifery final-year students’ knowledge with the students attitude in performing duties and authority of midwife”.
Key Words : Knowledge , Attitude , Duties and Authorities Midwives