The Relationship Between Knowledge And Attitudes Of Mother With Behavior Of Supplementary Feeding Of Breast Milkfor Infants Aged 6-24 Months At The Auxiliary Community Health Center, Ujung Gading Julu Village, North Sumatra In 2019
Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, Complementary foods of breast milkAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Complementary Food Mother's Milk (MP-ASI) is food that is given to babies over 6 months as additional food to meet the baby's intake. giving the right MP-ASI will affect optimal growth and development in infants, therefore Knowledge and Attitude about the MP-ASI will influence the behavior of the mother’s in giving the MP-ASI. North Padang Lawas district health survey In 2017, toddlers who experienced malnutrition status 2.8%, malnutrition 0.6% for Simangambat sub-district 2.8% toddlers with under nutritional status and 0.9 with malnutrition status. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitudes of mothers with the behavior of giving MP-ASI to infants aged 6-24 months at the auxiliary community health center, Ujung Gading Julu Village, North Sumatra.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The research used is quantitative with cross sectional design. The sampling technique is purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 62 respondents.The data were analyzed by using univariate analysis, bivariate analysis with chi square test
RESULT
The results of univariate analysis showed that the majority of respondents had good knowledge as much as 64.5% and had good attitude as much as 56.4% and good behavior as much as 59.7%. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that knowledge was obtained p = 0.010 <0.05, while attitudes were obtained p = 0.028 <0.05
CONCLUSION
From the results of this study it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between mother's Knowledge and Attitudes with the Behavior of Giving MP-ASI to infants in Ujung Gading Julu Village, North Sumatra in 2019
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