PENGARUH KONSELING TENTANG AIR SUSU IBU EKSKLUSIF TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER KE III DI PUSKESMAS BIROMARU

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis research aims to determine the effect of counseling about Exclusive Breast Milk (ASI) towards the knowledge and attitudes of the third trimester pregnancy in Biromaru Community Health Center. The design of this research used the pre-experiment one group pretest and posttest design. The population was all pregnant women at the Biromaru Community Health Center. The sample of this research is 43 people selected using the Simple Random Sampling technique. Then, the data were analyzed with paired t-test. The results showed that respondents' knowledge increased after being given counseling as many as 10 people (23.2%). The results of paired t-test obtained mean value of Rank -3,163 and p value = 0,000 (p≤0,05). After counseling, there were changes on respondents’ attitude of as many as 12 people (27.9%). The results of paired t-test obtained mean value of Rank -2,880 and p value = 0,000 (p≤0,05). The conclusion is there are effect of counseling about exclusive breast milk towards the knowledge and attitudes of the third trimester pregnancy in Biromaru Health Center. It is suggested for the Biromaru Community Health Center to schedule ASI counseling and develop counseling methods so that mothers can be more motivated to breastfeed their babies properly.Keywords : Knowledge, Attitude, Counseling, Exclusive Breast Milk