Abstract
Abstract Background : Failure of exclusive breastfeeding is still high in Pekalongan regency, Central Java Indonesia. The one of reasondue to the existing myth about breast milk and breastfeeding activity in society culture. Objective : This study aimed to determine the relationship between myth about breastfeeding and failure of exclusive breastfeeding. Method : This cross-sectional study design conducted among 151 mothers with infant 6-12 month age which selected by cluster sampling, in Buaran Community Health Center in Pekalongan Regency Central Java Indonesia, from January to May 2017. An instrument used was a questionnaire developed by the reseacher. Result : The results showed 70.1% participants failed exclusive breastfeeding, 56.9% of them believed negative myths about exclusive breastfeeding by p = 0.001 (95% CI: 1,757-8,057). The characteristic of participants was in reproductive age (81,5%), multiparous (71,5%), unemployed (70,9%), and from extended family (66,9%). Most of the participants had a vaginal delivery (86,8%). There was asignificant relationship between myths about breastfeeding and failure of exclusive breastfeeding. Breastfeeding education should deliver in community-based, in terms of growing breastfeeding culture, in Indonesian society.
Highlights
Breastfeeding is the most ideal and valuable food for growing infant since it suffices nutritional requirements by adequately and inappropriate manner.Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of baby’s life followed by adequate and safe complementary foods, with continued breastfeeding up to two years isneededfor optimized baby health (World HealthOrganisation, 2013)
The latest data in February 2016 was that the lowest exclusive breastfeeding coverage i s at community health centers in BuaranPekalongan Regency with a percentage ranged from 14.22% (Departement of Health Pekalongan Regency, 2016)
Almost participants were in reproductive age (n=121; 81.5%), multiparous (n=108; 71.5%), and unemployed (n=107; 70.9%)
Summary
Breastfeeding is the most ideal and valuable food for growing infant since it suffices nutritional requirements by adequately and inappropriate manner.Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of baby’s life followed by adequate and safe complementary foods, with continued breastfeeding up to two years isneededfor optimized baby health (World HealthOrganisation, 2013). The coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia until 6 months of 2016 was 29.5% and Central Java Province was 42.7% (Indonesian Ministry of Health, 2017). The Pekalongan Regency as one of the districts in Central Java has exclusive breastfeeding coverage of 30.3% by 2015. The latest data in February 2016 was that the lowest exclusive breastfeeding coverage i s at community health centers in BuaranPekalongan Regency with a percentage ranged from 14.22% (Departement of Health Pekalongan Regency, 2016). Failure of exclusive breastfeeding is still high in Pekalongan regency, Central Java Indonesia. Method: This cross-sectional study design conducted among 151 mothers with infant 6-12 month age which selected by cluster sampling, in Buaran Community Health Center in Pekalongan Regency Central Java Indonesia, from January to May 2017.
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