Analysis of the Influence of Individual Factors and Community Factors on Exclusive Breastfeeding by Infant Mothers in the Working Area of Puskesmas X Tuban

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12 December 2024
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Background: Decreasing Infant Mortality Rate (AKB) and improving nutritional status are indicators of health development in Indonesia. This is closely related to exclusive breastfeeding of infants. In Tuban Regency, the achievement of exclusive breastfeeding decreased from 2019 to 2020, with an achievement of 79.5% to 76.7%. Success in increasing the achievement of exclusive breastfeeding involves several factors, namely individual factors and community factors in the mother's neighborhood.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the influence of variables of maternal characteristics, attitudes, beliefs, social norms, stigma, and culture in the mother's living environment with variables of exclusive breastfeeding actions on infants in the Working Area of Puskesmas X Tuban.

Methods: Research using analytical research with the method used is observational research. This study used a cross sectional design. The sample in this study was as many as 110 mothers who had babies aged 7-12 months using the proportional sampling method.

Results: The results showed that individual factor variables had an effect on exclusive breastfeeding, obtained a Chi-Square value of > Chi-Square table (23.121>14.067) and a significance value of 0.002. The subvariables of individual factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding are age, expenditure, and knowledge. The variable community factor affects exclusive breastfeeding, obtaining a Chi-Square value of < Chi-Square table (11.844>7.815) and a significance value of 0.008. The subvariable of community factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding is culture.

Conclusions: The conclusion of this study is that the behavior of exclusive breastfeeding carried out by mothers to babies is influenced by several factors, including individual factors and community factors.