Proceedings of the International Conference on Sports Science and Health (ICSSH 2022)

The Relationship Among Knowledge, Mothers' Occupation, and Support of Health Workers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ngajum Public Health Centre, Malang

Authors
Ageng Rahmawan1, Moch Yunus2, Anindya Hapsari1, *
1Public Health Department, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
2Sport Coaching Department, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: anindya.hapsari.fik@um.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Anindya Hapsari
Available Online 23 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-072-5_10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
mothers’ knowledge; mothers’ occupation; health workers’ support; exclusive breastfeeding
Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding is a nutritional intake that must be given to babies aged 0–6 months to help maximize their growth and development and also to prevent babies from getting sick. Mothers' knowledge, mothers’ occupation, and support of health workers are some factors identified affecting the pattern of exclusive breastfeeding. According to data from Malang Health Office in 2020, Ngajum Public Health Center reached the lowest position in exclusibe breastfeeding’s coverage. This study aimed to show the relationship among mothers’ knowledge, mothers' occupation, and health workers’ support to exclusive breastfeeding. The study was a cross sectional study using questionnaire to collect datas. The population were mothers with babies aged 7 to 12 months that were listed in Ngajum Public Health Centre’s data with sampling technique using cluster random sampling so that found 91 respondents participated. The bivariate analysis using Chi-square found that there was no significant relationship between mothers’ knowledge and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.837). Furthermore, there also was no significant relationship between mothers' occupation and exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.274), while support of health workers on exclusive breastfeeding had also no significant relationship (p = 0.211).

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sports Science and Health (ICSSH 2022)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
23 December 2022
ISBN
978-94-6463-072-5
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-072-5_10How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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AU  - Ageng Rahmawan
AU  - Moch Yunus
AU  - Anindya Hapsari
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/23
TI  - The Relationship Among Knowledge, Mothers' Occupation, and Support of Health Workers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ngajum Public Health Centre, Malang
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sports Science and Health (ICSSH 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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