Journal of Health (JoH)
Vol 2 No 2 (2015): Journal of Health - July 2015

Hubungan Pengetahuan Tentang ASI Eksklusif dengan Perilaku dalam Pemberian ASI Eksklusif pada Ibu di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tegalrejo Kabupaten Magelang Tahun 2013

Yustina Ananti (STIKES Guna Bangsa Yogyakarta)
Gunarmi Gunarmi (STIKES Guna Bangsa Yogyakarta)
Prestawatiningsih Prestawatiningsih (Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2015

Abstract

Background : Breastfeeding (ASI) is the most suitable food for infants as well as having the highest scores compared to baby food made of human or animal milk such as cow's milk, and others. Maternal knowledge is not only influenced by the educational level of the mother but also the mother obtained resources from the external environment, especially the role of mass media in providing information. Information presented mass media affect the information that is exclusive breastfeeding or formula milk advertisements currently being intensively carried out by the milk producers. Objective : Knowing the relationship between knowledge about the behavior of exclusive breastfeeding with exclusive breastfeeding in mothers. Method : This study is an observational study with this type, using a cross-sectional design. The number of samples in this study were 58 respondents. Results : Most respondents had sufficient knowledge and most of the respondents did not breastfeed exclusively . There is a relationship between knowledge about the behavior of exclusive breastfeeding with exclusive breastfeeding in mothers in the Work Area Health Center Tegalrejo Tegalrejo District of Magelang regency with p value of 0.000. Conclusions : There is a relationship between knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding with exclusive breastfeeding behavior.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

joh

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Journal of Health (JoH) (p-ISSN 2355-8857 | e-ISSN 2407-6376) publishes research articles, conceptual articles, reports field studies (See Focus and Scope). The articles of this journal are published every six months, that is on January and July (2 issues per year), and published by the Lembaga ...