Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 381-387
Comparison of Nutritional Status of Breast Milk and Non-Breast Milk Exclusive in Puskesmas Bandar Khalifah
Juita Sari1, Mestika Riza Helty2, Suhartini3, Zuidah4
Program Studi Kebidanan, Universitas Haji Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author:Juita Sari
ABSTRACT
Breast milk (breast milk) is the best food for babies because it contains nutrients that are most suitable for the growth and development of the baby, to achieve optimal growth and development of infants breast milk needs to be given exclusively until the age of 6 (six) months and can be continued until the child is 2 (two) years old, the purpose of this study is to find out if there is a Comparison of Nutritional Status of Infants Who Get Exclusive Breastfeeding With Non Exclusive Breastfeeding in the working area of the Working Area of puskesmas Bandar Khalifah Bandar Khalifah.
Research using quantitative research type with design, design of this research using case control approach, ). The population in this study was all mothers who had babies aged 0-6 months as many as 167 people, The technique used in this study is a large Slovin Formula minimal sample for this study was 62 respondents. The number of cases using breast milk based on record data of 31 cases, the number of control groups for this study was 1 x 31 = 31 statistical analysis control using Chi-square test.
The results of research on the comparison of nutritional status of infants who get exclusive breastfeeding with non Exclusive Breastfeeding in the working area of the Bandar Khalifah Bandar Khalifah Health Center. Based on Mann Whitney test obtained Z calculated value = -1,985 with p-value = 0.047, because p-value (0.047) < α (0.05) concluded that There is a significant difference between exclusive breastfeeding and not exclusive breastfeeding to the nutritional status of infants aged 0-6 months in the working area of the Puskesmas Bandar Khalifah Bandar Khalifah.
Keywords: [Breast Milk And Non-Breast Milk Exclusive]