Exclusive Breastfeeding Intention among Pregnant Women
Abstract: Exclusive
breastfeeding intention is a mother’s intention to provide her baby only breast
milk since the infant was born until at the age of 6 months. Intention in
prenatal period is the direct affirmation of exclusive breastfeeding. This
study aimed to find out the most dominant factor related to exclusive
breastfeeding intention among pregnant women at a mother and child hospital in
South Tangerang. A cross-sectional study design was conducted primarily. The
samples were 143 pregnant women on their third trimester pregnancy selected by
purposive sampling. Intention was measured by the Infant Feeding Intention
scale questionnaire. Meanwhile, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived
behavioral control were measured by the modified Breastfeeding Attrition
Prediction Tool questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the multivariate
logistic regression analysis. It was 61.5% mother had strong exclusive
breastfeeding intention. Perceived behavioral control dominantly influenced the
exclusive breastfeeding intention (p value = 0.007; Odds Ratio 3.030; 95% CI =
1.361-6.746). The other factors influencing intention were attitude, exposure
to exclusive breastfeeding from social media, health workers’ support, previous
breastfeeding experience and mothers’ occupation. A mother with high perceived
behavioral control has three times more likely to have ‘high exclusive breastfeeding
intention’ than those having the low ones.
Keywords: Exclusive breastfeeding,
perceived behavioral control, pregnant women
Author: Tria Astika Endah
Permatasari, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Endang Laksminingsih Achadi, Urip Purwono,
Anies Irawati, Dwiana Ocviyanti, Evi Martha
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg180001
