PERBEDAAN SELF EFFICACY PADA IBU MENYUSUI POST PARTUM NORMAL DAN POST SECTIO CAESAREA DI RSUD SEKARWANGI KABUPATEN SUKABUMI

Abstract

The target for exclusive breastfeeding for infants is still lower than 80% of the national exclusive breastfeeding coverage target. Breastfeeding self-efficacy is the confident or belief possessed by mothers to breastfeed and be a predictor in exclusive breastfeeding for their babies, both in normal postpartum mothers and Post Sectio Caesarea. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in self-efficacy in normal postpartum breastfeeding mothers with post sectio caesarea. This type of research uses a comparative study with a sample of 70 respondents and sampling with quota sampling. The questionnaire uses Breastfeeding Self Efficacy (BSE). Data analysis used an independent sample t-test. The results showed that the postpartum normal breastfeeding mothers obtained a mean of 60.48, while the postpartum cesarean breastfeeding mothers obtained a mean of 46.80. There is a difference in self-efficacy in normal postpartum breastfeeding mothers with post sectio caesarea with a p-value of 0,000. The results of the study can be a reference in increasing counseling to nursing mothers about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged 0-6 months.