PERBEDAAN TINGKAT PERKEMBANGAN BAYI USIA 6-12 BULAN YANG DIBERI ASI DAN TIDAK DIBERI ASI EKSKLUSIF DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KLATAKAN KECAMATAN TANGGUL KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

Development is a progressive aspect of adaptation to the environment which is qualitative in nature. Qualitative adjustment is the improvement of the functional capacity of mastery over several smaller skill levels. The children’s development level is observable through measurement on four developmental aspects namely socialpersonal,

soft motor, hard motor, and language. Each developmental aspect encompasses several different developmental tasks according to the children’s age. The objective of this research was to analyze the difference of the development level of the the 6-12 month old babies who were given exclusive breastfeed from the ones who were not given exclusive breastfeed at the coverage area of Klatakan Local Health Center Tanggul Sub-District Jember Regency. This research employed analytical observation design. The sampling collection was conducted using the probability sampling and simple random sampling approaches. The population of this research was divided into two different groups, namely the group of babies aged 6-12 months who were given exclusive breastfeed and the group of babies aged 6-12 months who were not given exclusive breastfeed the coverage area of Klatakan Local Health Center Tanggul SubDistrict

Jember Regency, with total population numbering 221 babies. Based on the research result, when tested using the Chi Square Test with alpha 95%, the p value of the difference of the development level of the the 6-12 month old babies who were given exclusive breastfeed from the ones who were not given exclusive breastfeed at the coverage area of Klatakan Local Health Center Tanggul Sub-District Jember Regency was 0.000, respectively.