HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG ASI EKSKLUSIF DENGAN PERILAKU PEMBERIAN ASI DI PUSKESMAS NGUTER
Abstract: Infant mortality
rate due to the premature feeding in developing countries 64% higher than breast-fed.
While infant mortality
rate of less
than two months
to 48% higher
than breast-fed infants. It shows
that breastfeeding is
very important for infant. The
existence of the wrong perception
about breastfeeding a
baby, will make
a woman's attractiveness will decrease, and
the maternal knowledge
about exclusive breasy
feeding and the
motivating factor is also
an indicator of
health workers in
the exclusive breast
feeding. Based on the
result of preliminary studies which has
been done by researcher in Public Health Care 2 of Nguter at activity of Posyandu Balita, out of 25
mothers suckling, 20 mothers between it to express not to know about benefit of
exclusive breast feeding. The aims of this research was to know
the relation between
maternal knowledge about
exclusive breastfeeding with breastfeeding behavior
in the Public
Health Care (PHC)
of Nguter. This
research method was research
Analytical Observational applies
research Cross Sectional
design. The research sample are
mothers with babies aged 0-6 mounth in the Celep at job regions PHC of Nguter
II Sukoharjo with a total
of 32 people
with sampling techniques
to determine the total
sample. Techniques of
data processing were
using Kendall Tau analytical
techniques. The conclusion from this study was: (1) knowledge of mothers
on exclusive breastfeeding in PHC
of Nguter Sukoharjo
mostly in the
good category, (2)
maternal behavior in
practice exclusive
breastfeeding in mothers
breastfeeding in PHC
of Nguter Sukoharjo
in the category of average and
good enough, and (3) there was a significant relationship between maternal
knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding with feeding behavior in lactating
mothers in rural areas PHC of Nguter
Celep Sukoharjo (p-value = 0.002).
Penulis: Ayu Suryaningtyas,
Winarsih Nur A
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd100012
