Factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding in the Working Area of the Samboja Health Center

Abstract

Breast milk is the ideal nutrition for babies that contains nutrients that best suit the needs of babies and contains a set of protective substances to fight disease. Purpose: to know the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding in the Working Area of the Samboja Health Center. Method: This type of research was analytic observational with a cross-sectional design for all mothers who had babies aged 6-12 months as many as 225 people with a total sample of 127 people using proportional random sampling. Measuring tool questionnaire. Chi square test data analysis. Results: Most of the mothers' knowledge was not good, namely 67.7%. The most support from health workers who did not support it was 52.8%. The participation of mothers in pregnant women's classes was mostly in pregnant women's classes, namely 53.5%. Conclusion: exclusive breastfeeding is influenced by knowledge, support from health workers, participation in classes for pregnant women related to exclusive breastfeeding.