Relationship of Knowledge and Father Support with Exclusive Breastfeeding in Puskesmas Pekan Labuhan Medan

Fitri Ardiani, Ernawati Nasution

2018

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding aims to fulfill the infant's nutritional needs for optimal growth and development. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge and support of father in exclusive breastfeeding. This research was conducted in Puskesmas Pekan Labuhan working area. The research design is cross-sectional study. The sample of this study as many as 50 respondents is father who has infants aged 6- 11 months obtained by using purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used was a questionnaire consisting of father's knowledge questionnaire, father support and exclusive breastfeeding. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge of the father and exclusive breast feeding (p <0.05), and there was no significant relationship between father support and exclusive breastfeeding. Most fathers (54%) had sufficient knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding and knowledge had a significant association with exclusive breastfeeding (p <0.05). Likewise, good father support is expected to contribute to exclusive breastfeeding.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ardiani F. and Nasution E. (2018). Relationship of Knowledge and Father Support with Exclusive Breastfeeding in Puskesmas Pekan Labuhan Medan.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 804-808. DOI: 10.5220/0010091508040808

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Fitri Ardiani and Ernawati Nasution},
title={Relationship of Knowledge and Father Support with Exclusive Breastfeeding in Puskesmas Pekan Labuhan Medan},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={804-808},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010091508040808},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Relationship of Knowledge and Father Support with Exclusive Breastfeeding in Puskesmas Pekan Labuhan Medan
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Ardiani F.
AU - Nasution E.
PY - 2018
SP - 804
EP - 808
DO - 10.5220/0010091508040808