HUBUNGAN KARAKTERISTIK IBU DENGAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BANJARAN NAMBO KABUPATEN BANDUNG TAHUN 2021

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding gives enough nutritional benefit for infants growth and development. The exclusive breastfeeding coverage in Puskesmas Banjaran Nambo area was low that was 41.5%, meanwhile the WHO coverage target was 50%. The aim of this study was to know the correlation between mothers characteristic and exclusive breastfeeding. Hipothesis nol which was there were correlation between education and exclusive breastfeeding, between working state and exclusive breastfeeding, and between family support and exclusive breastfeeding. This study used cross-sectional study, analytic design, 61 sample that had baby age 6-12 years old, willing to be subject, and lived at Puskesmas Banjaran Nambo area, we used stratified random sampling, and data was analyzed univariate and bivariate. The result was 55.7% didnt do exclusive breastfeeding, 67.2% had low education, 65.6% had working state and 71% didnt had family support. There were correlation between mothers characteristic and exclusive breastfeeding (p value< 0.05). We concluded that most of the mothers didnt do exclusive breastfeeding, had low education, had working state, and didnt had family support. Hipothesis one was accepted that were correlation between education and exclusive breastfeeding, between working state and exclusive breastfeeding, and between family support and exclusive breastfeeding. 

Keywords : exclusive breastfeeding, education, working, support