Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 329-334
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230640
Factors Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding at the Lubuk Buaya Health Center, Padang
Lara Syukma Hara1, Afriwardi Afriwardi2, Desmawati Desmawati3
1Master of Midwifery Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
2Departemen of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
3Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Desmawati
ABSTRACT
Background: The purpose of this study was to look at the factors related to exclusive breastfeeding in the working area of the Lubuk Buaya Health Center, Padang, in 2022.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design. The sample in this study consisted of 88 mothers with babies aged 6-12 months who were selected using the proportional stratified random sampling method. Data analysis used bivariate analysis with chi-square and multivariate analysis using multiple logistic tests. Data analysis using the SPSS program
Results: The results showed that knowledge (p-value 0.001), education (p-value 0.043), belief in breastfeeding (p-value 0.004), perceptions of insufficient breastfeeding (p-value 0.018), family support (p-value 0.012), promotion of formula milk (p-value 0.001), economic status (p-value 0.040), and employment (p-value 0.029) with exclusive breastfeeding. The dominant variable related to exclusive breastfeeding is Knowledge of OR = 43.715
Conclusion: From this study, knowledge is the most dominant variable in implementing exclusive breastfeeding in the Lubuk Buaya Health Center, Padang City, working area.
Keywords: [Exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge, breastfeeding self-efficacy, perceptions of insufficient breastfeeding]
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