dc.description.abstract | Maintaining exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged 0-6 months is still not
optimal. The number of factors that become obstacles in giving exclusive
breastfeeding. One of the most common cases is that mothers prefer formula milk
to fulfill their baby's needs because it is easier. The purpose of this research was
to analyse the mothers in maintaining exclusive breastfeeding in Panti District,
Jember Regency. This research uses descriptive analytic type of research with
cross-sectional research methods. This study will use purposive sampling with a
sample of 107 respondents. Analysis of the data obtained in the Panti District of
Jember Regency is the average age of 27 years, most mothers only have a number
of children less than 2 respondents 86 (80.4%), the average age of 5-year-old
babies is 6 months at most ie about 26 babies (24.3%). The most recent education
was done by elementary school as many as 35 respondents (32.7%), while the
average work of mothers as housewives was 87 respondents (81.3%), the highest
reading family in one month compared to one million million 60 people (56.1%).
From the results of the analysis that supports exclusive breastfeeding shows
moderate results, as many as 63 respondents (58.9%). This shows that in
maintaining exclusive breastfeeding is still not said to be good. Health workers
must be more disciplined to mothers who have babies in order to maintain
exclusive breastfeeding more optimal. | en_US |