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Amelinda, R. H., Astuti, S., & Yuliani, A. (2019). The Description of Husband’s Knowledge and Support of Giving Exclusive Breastfeeding in Mekargalih, Jatinangor, Indonesia. KnE Life Sciences, 4(10), 254–261. https://doi.org/10.18502/kls.v4i10.3794

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  • Mar 7, 2019

The Description of Husband’s Knowledge and Support of Giving Exclusive Breastfeeding in Mekargalih, Jatinangor, Indonesia

KnE Life Sciences / The 2nd International Meeting of Public Health 2016 (IMOPH) – Part II / Pages 254–261

Abstract

Giving exclusive breastfeeding has excellent benefit either for mother or baby. Breastfeeding has natural and complete nutrition to be absorbed by baby and also protects baby from infection. Moreover, the cost spent by the mother to provide milk becomes cheaper than formula milk. This research aimed to know the description of
the husband’s knowledge and support in giving exclusive breastfeeding. The method used in this research was a cross-sectional approach. Population and research samples were all husband of pregnant mothers in Mekargalih, Jatinangor, Indonesia, as many as 60 people. Data collecting technique was total sampling, the research instrument was a questionnaire, and the data processing method was a univariate analysis displayed in the form of frequency and percentage distribution. The result was 48.3% of husbands that had knowledge and support in giving exclusive breastfeeding, and 51.7% of husbands that did not support in giving exclusive breastfeeding.



Keywords: Breastfeeding; husband’s support; husband’s knowledge

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