Research Article
The Relationship Between Exclusive Breastfeeding with Nutritional Status at Children Aged 7-18 Months in Puskesmas Pupuan I
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301980, author={I G P W E Nugraha and P Sutisna and P N Cahyawati}, title={The Relationship Between Exclusive Breastfeeding with Nutritional Status at Children Aged 7-18 Months in Puskesmas Pupuan I}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NCOV}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={relationship exclusive breastfeeding children}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301980} }- I G P W E Nugraha
P Sutisna
P N Cahyawati
Year: 2020
The Relationship Between Exclusive Breastfeeding with Nutritional Status at Children Aged 7-18 Months in Puskesmas Pupuan I
NCOV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301980
Abstract
Malnutrition in children is very difficult to overcome and some cases of malnutrition have caused death in children. Malnutrition prevalence in children under five in Bali is still high (13%). Nutrition condition in children is affected by several factors, one of which is exclusive breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and nutritional status of children aged 7-18 months in Puskesmas Pupuan I, Bali. Data of exclusive breastfeeding were acquired directly using a questionnaire and the nutrition status was measured using secondary data from Kartu Menuju Sehat (KMS) which then was converted into anthropometry table. Data were analyzed using bivariate analysis with the chi-square test (α =0,05) and multivariate analysis with logistic regression test, with confounding variables included in the analysis. The study results showed that 50% of 718 month-old children received exclusive breastfeeding, 17.9% was malnutrition, and 82.1% of children had good nutrition. The multivariate analysis showed, exclusive breastfeeding had the strongest influence on the nutritional status of children aged 7-18 months (p = 0.030; OR = 3,005), compared with calories intake (p = 0,035; OR = 2,967) and protein intake (p =0,035; OR = 2,896). It is recommended that the mother should be encouraged to give exclusive breastfeeding, to prevent malnutrition in children.