IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN SEBAGAI SEBUAH UPAYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN DAN PERILAKU IBU DALAM MEMBERIKAN ASI EKSKLUSIF
Abstract: In
general practice of
giving exclusive breast-feeding still
low from achievement target
although various studies
have shows the
benefit of exclusive breast-feeding to the baby’s health
have been done. To achieve this, there needs to be knowledge
for mothers about
exclusive breast-feeding because
mother’s knowledge is very important domain in shaping the behavior of
giving exclusive breast-feeding.
The purpose of
this study was
to know the
influence of health education on mother’s knowledge and
behavior in giving exclusive
breast-feeding. Study Design is one pretest posttest designs. Techniques
used in taking samples is purposive
sampling with a
sample size of
30 people. Based
o the result
of data analysis with sign test
techniques is obtained p-value /Asym sig =0,000 < α (0,05) so it
can be concluded
that there is
influence between health
education on mother’s knowledge
and behavior in giving exclusive breast-feeding. To improve the achievement
of giving exclusive
breast-feeding, they need
to have adequate health education and to increase
knowledge. Patient’s knowledge about exclusive breast-feeding will
shape mother’s attitudes
to do exclusive
breast-feeding. In theory, changes
in behavior or
adopt new behaviors,
follow the steps
mentioned above, are through the process: knowledge,attitude,practice.
Penulis: Dini Kurniawati
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd120179
