FACTORS RELATED TO EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING

Abstract

Global exclusive breastfeeding coverage for the 2015-2019 period is around 48.4%. This study aims to determine the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding in the working area of the IV Koto Public Health Center. This research is a correlative analytic with a cross sectional approach. The population of this study were all mothers who had babies aged 7-12 months who were in the working area of the IV Koto Public Health Center, totaling 82 people. The number of samples is 82 people, taking samples with total sampling. Collecting data using a questionnaire, the data is processed and analyzed computerized. Univariate analysis showed that the frequency distribution of exclusive breastfeeding was 19.5%, the status of mothers not working was 62.2%, good family support was 30.5%, good midwife support was 35.4%. The results of bivariate analysis for the relationship between mother's employment status and breastfeeding obtained a value of p = 0.143, which means that there was no significant relationship between mother's employment status and exclusive breastfeeding, for family support p = 0.028, for midwife support 0.001, which means there is a significant relationship between family support and midwives' support for exclusive breastfeeding. Results Multivariate analysis showed that midwives' support had a more influential effect on exclusive breastfeeding. With that suggested, to the next researcher to examine other variables.