The effect of human resource development on midwives’ performance in the working area of public health center of Majene District

There are several indicators in assessing human resources on performance. Those are training, education, coaching, management support, interactive communication, and HR personnel management. These indicators can improve the quality and quantity of health workers. This research aimed to investigate the effect of human resource development on Midwives’ Performance in the Working Area of Public Health Center of Majene District. This research was carried out through analytic observation with a cross-sectional design. Such research design aimed to study the dynamics of correlation and associations between the independent variables (training, education, coaching, management support, internal interactive communication, and HR management) and the dependent variable (work performance) at the same time. The samples involved were the whole existing population which was 92 respondents, who are health workers (midwives). The analysis result found that there was an effect of training (0.032), education (0.027), coaching (0.050), management support (0.048), interactive communication (0.033) and HR personnel management (0.044) on midwives’ performance in the working area of Public Health Center of Majene District (p≤0.05). It is suggested that the midwives need to improve their performance in doing their duties and functions as professional and accountable midwives according to the operational standards of midwifery services.