scholarly journals Exclusive Breast Feeding: Infant Feeding Pattern and Practices among Mothers in Santa Fe, Romblon

Author(s):  
Ken N Falculan

This paper examines whether the profile of the respondents: age, number of living children, marital status, income status, employment status, educational background, current feeding practices, and level of knowledge on the importance of EBF has an effect in feeding among infants 0-6 months old. This is a descriptive study using a normative survey with a study population of 102 mothers from the Municipality of Santa Fe, Romblon upon informed consent was secured. The result as follows mothers, whose age ranges from 21 to 25 are the most prevailing, 39%, of the total respondents is practicing EBF. The more children the respondent had the higher the percentage of practicing EBF, 55% said that they are living with a partner, either married through church wedding, civil or in the state of cohabitation, lower-income mothers (45%) practice EBF more compared to other income class. Mothers without job practice EBF more (51%) exclusive breastfeeding are practiced more by elementary graduate mothers (63%), forty-four (44) mothers out of one hundred two (102) respondents are doing exclusive breastfeeding, at least 63% have revealed little knowledge on the importance of exclusive feeding.

Author(s):  
Ken N Falculan ◽  
Ralph N Falculan

This paper examines whether the profile of the respondents: age, number of living children, marital status, income status, employment status, educational background, current feeding practices, and level of knowledge on the importance of EBF affects feeding among infants 0-6 months old. The study uses a descriptive analysis using a normative survey with a study population of 102 mothers from the Municipality of Santa Fe Romblon respondents who were informed and given consent to secure. The result is as follows mothers, whose age ranges from 21 to 25, are the most prevailing, 39%, of the total respondents are practicing EBF. The more children the respondent had higher the percentage of practicing EBF, 55% of respondents say; they are living in with a partner, either married through church wedding, civil or in the state of cohabitation, lower-income mothers (45%) practice EBF more compared to other income class. Mothers without job practice EBF more (51%) exclusive breastfeeding are practiced more by elementary graduate mothers (63%), forty-four (44) mothers out of one hundred two (102) respondents are doing exclusive breastfeeding, at least 63% have revealed little knowledge on the importance of exclusive feeding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Ade Pryta Romanauli Simaremare

Introduction : Exclusive breastfeeding means giving baby breast milk only since born until the age of 6 months. Based on data from the Provincial Health Office of North Sumatra in 2017, the achievement of exclusive breastfeeding at Aek Raja Public Health Center was only around 50%, considered to be very low. Factors that very influential on exclusive breastfeeding were limited knowledge, attitude, age, education and increased number of working mothers. Objective : To determine the relationship between level of knowledge, attitude, age, education level and mothers’ employment status regarding exclusive breastfeeding and provision of exclusive breastfeeding in the working area of ​​the Auxiliary Public Health Center of Hutatinggi Parmonangan Subdistrict in 2019. Method : This study was an analytical study with a cross-sectional design. Samples were selected consecutively and 67 respondents were obtained. Data were gained by questionnaires and analyzed using chi-square test. Results : The results of statistical tests obtained p value = 0,000 for the level of knowledge, attitude, age, education level  and p value = 0,001 for employment status (p<0,05). This result means that there were relation between the level of knowledge, attitude, age, education level, and maternal employment status regarding exclusive breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding providing in the working area of ​​the Auxiliary Public Health Center of Hutatinggi Parmonangan Subdistrict in 2019. Conclusion : The exclusive breastfeeding was influenced by level of knowledge, attitude, age, education and employment status of mothers in the working area of ​​the Auxiliary Public Health Center of Hutatinggi Parmonangan Subdistrict in 2019. Keywords : Exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge and attitude, mother status.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Rizky Amelia ◽  
Listyaning Eko Martanti

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that occurs after childbirth and reflects the psychological dysregulation that is a sign of major depression symptoms. The incidence rate in Indonesia is between 50-70% of postpartum women. It is known that age, education level, employment status, income, family type, BMI, parity, type of delivery, number of living children, exclusive breastfeeding and physical activity affect postpartum depression. Knowing the effect of age, education level, employment status, income, family type, BMI, parity, type of delivery, number of living children, exclusive breastfeeding and physical activity on postpartum depression. This study used a quantitative analytic method, with a cross-sectional technique. It was conducted from August to October 2020. The sample of this study was 62 respondents who had babies aged 1 - 3 months. The research instrument used the IPAQ to measure physical activity data and the EPDS to measure the risk of postpartum depression. There was a relationship between age (p = 0.008) and BMI (p = 0.030) with the risk of developing postpartum depression (bivariate analysis) and there was a simultaneous relationship between family type factors (p = 0.002), exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.001) and activity. physical (p = 0.008) with a risk of postpartum depression. Factors of age, BMI, family type, exclusive breastfeeding and physical activity influence the occurrence of postpartum depression. Attention in the form of help from others to care for themselves or their babies and their daily needs, comfort to reduce fatigue as a triggering factor for postpartum depression


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Nurul Septyasrini ◽  
Faizah Betty Rahayuningtyas

Infancy and toddler be a good time for growing children. The provision of adequate nutrition into maternal and family obligations to support the growth of children. Nutrition is the most appropriate given to babies is breast milk. Exclusive breastfeeding for infants 0-6 months has been recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization), UNICEF (United Nation Childrens Fund), and Depkes RI (Departemen Kesehatan Republik Indonesia). But unfortunately the percentage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia still does not meet the desired target, amounting to 54.3% with a target desired by 75%. The level of knowledge and maternal employment status is a factor affecting exclusive breastfeeding for the mother is still a lack of understanding about the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and busy mother because of her job. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between level of knowledge and employment status with exclusive breastfeeding. This study used a quantitative research with research methods correlational. The study design used is cross sectional. Samples are mothers with babies aged 6 months. The sampling technique used the total population and obtained a number of 31 respondents. The results showed that there was a relationship between the level of knowledge with exclusive breastfeeding, the value of p = 0.022. There is a relationship between employment status with exclusive breastfeeding, the value of p = 0.023.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agung Dwi Laksono ◽  
Ratna Dwi Wulandari ◽  
Mursyidul Ibad ◽  
Ina Kusrini

Abstract Background Even though the Indonesian government have set regulations for maintaining exclusive breastfeeding practices, the coverage remains low. The study aims to analyze the effects of mother’s education level on the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia. Methods This study used data from the 2017 Nutrition Status Monitoring Survey. It covered data of 53,528 children under 5 years old (7–59 months) as the samples. Variables included exclusive breastfeeding status, mother’s education level, mother’s age, marital status, employment status, gender, residence, under five’s age and gender. A binary logistics regression was performed in the final test. Results Mothers who graduated from elementary school were 1.167 times more likely to perform exclusive breastfeeding compared to mothers who never attended schools. Additionally, those who graduated from junior high school had 1.203 times possibilities to give exclusive breastfeeding compared to mothers without educational records. While, mothers who graduated from high school were 1.177 times more likely to perform exclusive breastfeeding compared to those without educational records. Mothers who graduated from tertiary education had 1.203 times more possibilities to perform exclusive breastfeeding compared to mothers who were never enrolled to schools. Other variables also became affecting predictors on exclusive breastfeeding, such as mother’s age, mother’s employment status, child’s age, and residence. Conclusions The mother’s education level positively affects exclusive breastfeeding practice in Indonesia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Yeonji Ryou ◽  
Ryou Yeonji

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the trend of the employment status in 65 years or older adults who reside in South Korea and to explore the relationship between the status of employment and individual and family-related factors. This study utilized 10-year and 6-wave secondary data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The original panel sample is a random sample of 10,254 adults who are 45 or older, but for the aim of this study, the participants younger than 65 years were excluded. The number of samples in each wave is different, ranging from 4,013 to 4,335 due to the death of the participant, the rejection of additional interviews, and the refreshment participant collected in Wave 5. The findings indicate that the absolute employment of the people aged 65 or older and the proportion of working people among those have increased over the past decade. In this study, it is also found that there is a close relationship between employment status and individual factors such as gender, educational background, health condition, region, etc. Moreover, the results suggest that there are various facets of the relationship between employment status and family-related factors including whether living with children, the number of the member whom I help with daily activities, the total amount of financial support from/to children/parents/other family or whether participating social activities, etc. The implications of the need for employing the older population and the consideration family-related factors in the policy-making process in Korea are discussed.


Author(s):  
Vianey Argüelles-Nava ◽  
María Alvarez-Bañuelos ◽  
Daniel Córdoba-Suárez ◽  
Clara Sampieri ◽  
María Ortiz-León ◽  
...  

To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about the Zika virus in both students and workers at the University of Veracruz, an online survey was conducted. The participants were divided into two groups: one according to sex, the other according to whether they were workers or students. Their answers were classified into knowledge, attitudes, and practices and they were rated as low, medium, and high. The results showed that knowledge about Zika prevailing among the university population is considered as medium in 79.4% of the study population. Most respondents know that the mosquito spreads the Zika virus (98.8%) and the clinical characteristics, while sexual transmission by the virus is little known (36.85%). Both the univariate analysis (OR (CI5) 0.227 (0.070–0.735), p = 0.013] and multivariate analysis (OR (CI95) 0.234 (0.071–778), p = 0.018] showed that belonging to the health sciences area is related to having a greater knowledge about Zika. Despite the existing knowledge, a low level of prevention practices prevails in the whole community (55%). A medium level of knowledge about Zika prevailed, while proper implementation of preventive measures for Zika is low, despite the fact that the state of Veracruz—the place where the University is located—is an endemic area.


2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Dewi Astuti

This study investigates whether the ownership of a retirement program is owned only by those who have a purpose in life in old age or also owned by those who focus on working well now and do not have a purpose in life in old age. The study population is employees, and entrepreneurs who have worked, with sample criteria have a steady income with a specific educational background. The number of samples is 52 respondents. The result revealed that having the purpose of life in old age, and focusing on the purpose of life at the moment encourage someone to have a pension program. The results of the study stated that the effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable appeared weak. The independent variable "has the purpose of old age life" and the independent variable "focus on life goals current" can explain 0.69 % of the dependent variable "has retirement fund program.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Eka Putri Primasari

Abstract: Breast milk is the best food for babies, especially in the first month of life. Breast milk contains all nutrients to build and provide the energy needed by the baby. The low rate of breastfeeding is a threat to child development. Several factors related to the success of exclusive breastfeeding are the level of knowledge of the mother and husband's support. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers and husband's support  towards the success of exclusive breastfeeding in Lubuk Kilangan Puskesmas in 2017. This study was analytical with a cross sectional design. The population in this study amounted to 153 respondents. A sample of 31 respondents obtained by simple ramdom sampling. Data were analyzed bivariate. The statistical test results obtained p-value = 0,000. It can be concluded that there is a relationship between the knowledge of mothers about exclusive breastfeeding and husband's support for the success of exclusive breastfeeding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-151
Author(s):  
Ai Tia Setiawati ◽  
Yayat Hidayat

Parent's attention to children is still lacking, caused by several things including busyness, low educational background, lack of parent's direction of everything that has been achieved by the child, causing the child to become indifferent to learning. The problems that arise are how the influence of parenting parents on student learning discipline at MTs Al Hidayah Ciomas Panjalu.This study aims to determine the extent of the influence of parenting on student learning discipline in MTs Al Hidayah Ciomas Panjalu.The method used in this research is descriptive method with quantitative approach. The study population at MTs Al Hidayah was 162 students with a sample of 35 people. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The data collection tool taken was observation and questionnaire as many as 35 respondents, after the data was collected with complete stages. The next step was data analysis using spermant rank coefficient (rs). Parental parenting values in Al Hidayah MTs were obtained at 39.4 at intervals of 38.2 - 40.3 with a fairly good classification. While the learning discipline value of students in Al Hidayah MTs was obtained at 37.97 at intervals of 35.22 - 38.44 with poor classification. Based on the testing of hypotheses that have been done, the results have a pretty good effect between parenting parents with student learning discipline in MTs Al Hidayah. This is obtained from rs = 0.59 with the Guilford scale at an interval of 0.41 - 0.60 with a fairly good classification. The pattern of Oreangtua Parenting affects the Discipline of Student Learning is 35% so 65% is influenced by other factors. The influence of these two variables, namely Parenting Parents Against Student Learning Discipline is a significant correlation. This is evidenced by t_count = 4.20> t_table = 1.69236 so that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. Thus Parenting Parents have a pretty good effect on Student Learning Discipline.


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