Support for Increasing Intention to Exclusive Breastfeeding

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia gradually decreased. This is situation influencing of factors such as urban modernitation, worker woman and parity. The coverage of exclusive breatfeeding at Puskesmas Gondokusuman I continued in 2010 and 2011 is at 27,1% and 33,7%. The coverage of exclusive breatfeeding at Puskesmas Gondokusuman II is at 7,7% (2010) and 12,7% (2011). It is away from national targets 2010 at (80%). The aim of the research is to analysed support associated pregnant woman intention to exclusive breastfeding at Puskesmas Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta. The type of this research was observasional analysis with cross sectional approach, the sample of this research was 106 pregnant woman. The results showed that at least of responden has low intention (67,9%) to exclusive breastfeeding. The bivariate analysis results on the variables associated (p value<0,05) with pregnant woman intention to exclusive breastfeding were health facility’s support (p value =0,022) and health employees support (p value 0,000). While husband’s support (p value=0,059) and friend’s support (p value =0,228) did not on associated significantly (p value>0,05) with pregnant woman intention to exclusive breastfeding. The results of logistic regression test showed that the most influenced variable of pregnant woman intention to exclusive breastfeeding was health employees support with OR value was 7,333.

Keywords: Support, Intention, Pregnant Woman, Exclusive Breastfeeding