Implementation of Health Promoting Hospital in Government and Private Indonesian Hospitals: Is There Any Difference?

Abstract

: Health promotion in hospitals (HPH) has been a challenge for hospital regarding the reorientation of health services. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of HPH in government and private hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted through a survey and self-assessment tools involving 223 hospital employees, using proportional random sampling and bivariate analysis (α= 0.05). The results showed that employees in both hospitals (government and private) had good knowledge towards HPH (74.8% and 76.9%). However, the participation of the employees was poor in HPH training (20.9% and 10.2%), as well as in HPH-related activities (45.2% and 25.9%). The proportion of employee with good attitude towards HPH in the government hospital (77.4%) was higher than in the private hospital (51.9%), and was significantly different (p= 0.006). The HPH national standard for both type of hospital had not been well achieved (52.2% and 52.8%), and no significantly different. However, the implementation of standard 2, 3, and 4 of HPH showed the significantly different, but not for standard 1 (“the hospitals have health promotion regulations”). The management in both hospitals should enforce the socialization, activeness, and HPH training for employees to improve the achievement of HPH standards.