Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: April-June | Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 206-211
Influential Factors against Exclusive Breast Feeding In Working Area of Wania District Health Center of Mimika Regency
Eka Setyaning Suci1, A. L. Rantetampang2, Bernard Sandjaja3, Anwar Mallongi4
1Magister Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura.
2,3Lecturer of Master Program in Public Health Faculty of Public Health, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura
4Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Eka Setyaning Suci
ABSTRACT
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.
Keywords: Factor, Exclusive breast feeding, Puskesmas Wania