Influential Factors against Exclusive Breast Feeding In Working Area of Wania District Health Center of Mimika Regency

Main Authors: Eka Setyaning Suci, A. L. Rantetampang, Bernard Sandjaja
Format: Article eJournal
Terbitan: , 2018
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3936615
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  • Background: Scientific facts prove that babies can grow healthier and smarter when given breast milk exclusively in the first 6 months of life. The low success of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is a problem that requires serious treatment, given the importance of breastfeeding for infant health status that will affect the quality of life of the baby. Objective: To know the factors that have an effect on exclusive breast feeding in Wania District of Mimika Regency. Method: In this study using quantitative analytic method with cross sectional design of total sample 76 respondents, analysis of data was done using Chi-Square with significance level (α) <0,05. Results: The results of the research variables related to the inclusion of exclusive are age, education, knowledge, parity, socioeconomic, attitude, husband support, health officer support with P value <0,05. While the factors that are not related to the giving of exclusive are the work, socio-cultural, distance to health facilities, abnormality breast. After the test with multivariate obtained P value = 0.298, PR = 1.821 and sig numbers 0.298 so there is no relationship between breast abnormalities with exclusive breast feeding.