The effect of infant feeding planning education on nutrition and breastfeeding knowledge, mother’s attitude, and husband’s support to expectant mother

Abstract

Background: The issue of malnutrition that leads to food security is not just a technical issue, but also a matter of individual habit to meet nutrients needed, including nutrients for fetus. The Government agrees to address the issue of food security in the first 1,000 days of life. This study aims at determining the influence of Infant Feeding Planning (Intention) Education on Nutrition and Breastfeeding Knowledge, Mother's Attitude, and Husband's Support to gravid Mother in Samarinda. Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental research design with pre and post control group. The sample size was 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group. The independent variable in this study was intention to breastfeed, while the dependent variables were breastfeeding and nutrition knowledge, mother's attitude and husband's support. The data were analyzed using paired t test, Wilcoxon test, ANOVA and MANOVA. Results: The study found the differences between intervention group and control group in nutrition knowledge, breastfeeding knowledge, and attitude. There was no difference between the groups in intention. The variables that influenced knowledge were education and employment. The variables influenced by the intention to breastfeed were breastfeeding knowledge, nutrition knowledge, and attitude. Intention had the greatest impact on the attitude, with the power observed at 0.689 which means that the intention affected the attitude of breastfeeding by 68.9%. Conclusions: Infant feeding planning education influences breastfeeding and nutrition knowledge as well as breastfeeding attitude.

Booklet and Support from Husband to Exclusive Breastfeeding

“…In this study also showed that based on the treatment given to both groups on the improvement of the support obtained p-value = 0.018, it meant there was a difference in the increase in support between the experimental group given the booklet and the leaflet control group. The results were in line with research conducted by NB Baryam et al 14 The intervention of husbands about exclusive breastfeeding during the antenatal period would strengthen the motivation of mothers to breastfeed. 14 The results of this study indicated that there was no difference in husbands' average education, husbands' income, the number of children, and husbands' age with their knowledge, attitudes, and support because the results of the analysis showed that all p-values are <0.05.…”

“…The results were in line with research conducted by NB Baryam et al 14 The intervention of husbands about exclusive breastfeeding during the antenatal period would strengthen the motivation of mothers to breastfeed. 14 The results of this study indicated that there was no difference in husbands' average education, husbands' income, the number of children, and husbands' age with their knowledge, attitudes, and support because the results of the analysis showed that all p-values are <0.05. This was in line with the study of Buddhika Mahesh et al, 26 K. Abhinaya et al, 27 Laanterä et al, 28 Tran Huu Binch et al, 29 and Su-Ying Tsai.…”

“…13 Pregnancy care proved to be a good opportunity to improve breastfeeding knowledge. 14 One of the methods that can be used to increase knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding is using media: booklet and leaflet for instance. According to research conducted by Husni Abdul Ghani which revealed that booklet was more effective in increasing knowledge than leaflet.…”