Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the process of giving breast milk to babies without any additional food from birth until they are six months old. It takes the role of mothers, health workers and families, especially husbands so that exclusive breastfeeding can be successful. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding for children in North Minahasa regencyMethods: This study used a cross sectional design on 132 toddlers aged 7-12 months. The sampling in this study was carried out by using purposive sampling technique.Results: The results of the study found that 44.7% of children under five received exclusive breastfeeding and 25.0% of children had early initiation of breastfeeding from their mother. From this study it is also known that 55.3% of mothers' knowledge level about exclusive breastfeeding is in the sufficient category, 52.3% of health workers have a good role and as many as 54.5% of husbands play a good role in exclusive breastfeeding.Conclusions: The results obtained based on statistical tests using chi square were there is association of early initiation of breastfeeding (p=0.018), knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.045), the role of health workers (p=0.030), and the role of husband on the exclusive breastfeeding for children in North Minahasa regency. However, maternal knowledge and supervision regarding the early initiation of breastfeeding and health workers needs to be more improved.
Background: The forms of malnutrition in toddlers include stunting and wasting. Stunting and wasting that occurs in the first 1,000 days of life is at risk for stunted physical and cognitive growth and toddlers are susceptible to disease. One of the factors causing stunting and wasting is exclusive breastfeeding, which is preceded by successful initiation of early breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding with stunting and wasting in toddlers.Methods: This study was a quantitative research with an analytical survey method using a cross sectional design and it was undertaken in the working area of Tutuyan Health Center and Nuangan Health Center, Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency. Samples were taken as many as 147 respondents using purposive sampling data collection techniques and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data were analysed by univariate and bivariate using chi square statistical test.Results: The percentage of children under five with stunting was 27.9%, not stunting was 72.1%. Toddlers who experienced wasting by 22.4% and normal by 77.6%. Toddlers who received early initiation of breastfeeding were 42.9% while those who did not gain early initiation of breastfeeding were 57.1%. Toddlers who gained exclusive breastfeeding were 66.7% and those who were not exclusively breastfed were 33.3%.Conclusions: There was a relationship between early initiation of breastfeeding (p=0.000), exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.013) and stunting. There was a relationship between early initiation of breastfeeding (p=0.001), exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.001) and wasting in children under five in Bolaang Regency of East Mongondow. It is necessary to optimize stunting and wasting prevention programs and also cross-sectoral handling for stunting and wasting prevention in toddlers.
Background: Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a health problem in Indonesia because both the virus that causes it and the mosquitoes that transmit it are widespread in residential areas and public facilities throughout Indonesia. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge before and after counselling.Methods: The type of research used is quantitative research with a quasi-experimental approach in one group pre-test post-test which was held at State high school 1, Bitung city. The population in this study were all students at the State high school 1, Bitung city with a total sample of 89 students using the Lemeshow formula. The sampling technique used was stratified random sampling with the inclusion criteria being willing to be respondents and being present at the time of the research, while the exclusive criteria were transfer students from other schools.Results: Based on the results of the study, it was found that there was an increase in respondents' knowledge about dengue prevention. The results of the analysis of student knowledge in the pre-test showed mean=13.17 with a standard deviation of 1.848 and in the post-test showed mean = 16.08 with a standard deviation of 2.341. There is a significant increase in knowledge of student's knowledge with the results obtained, namely the difference in the mean of -2,910 and p<0.05.Conclusions: The outcomes achieved by the counselling given to students can provide increased knowledge through the media of posters, stickers, brochures, videos and banners.
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