Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation-to-Breastfeed Exclusively between Allied Health Students and Students of Other Fields at Universitas Padjadjaran
Abstract: Comparison of
Knowledge, Attitude, and Motivation-to-Breastfeed Exclusively between Allied
Health Students and Students of Other Fields at Universitas Padjadjaran
University students are among future intellectuals who will play an
important role in community education and empowerment, especially on the topic
of exclusive breastfeeding, in which the coverage is low in Indonesia. This
study aimed to compare students’ knowledge, attitude, and
motivation-to-breastfeed exclusively between allied health studies (AHS), i.e
medicine and midwifery, and other fields
studies (OFS), i.e. psychology, communication, literacy, and farming. Further
information will be gained from exploring the correlation of
knowledge-attitude, as well as attitude - motivation in both groups. A study
was conducted among Indonesian female students in their final year of bachelor
degree in October to November 2013. The subjects recruited were 196/340 female
AHS and 300/633 female OFS. The remaining students were absent at data
collection time. Validity and reliability of the questionnaires were
satisfactory. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Committee on Health
Research Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran. The mean scores
must be higher than the cut off points to pass. Student’s T test result showed
a highly significant difference (AHS vs OFS group: 83.1 vs 71.1 for knowledge, 91.3 vs 86.4 for attitude, and
88.3 vs 83.6 for
motivation-to-breastfeed exclusively,
p<0.001). It is revealed also that the correlation index between
knowledge-attitude as well as attitude -
motivation-to- breastfeed exclusively were higher in AHS group, but some
AHS students scored lower than the OFS students. Discussion on this topic is
presented in this article. Corrective interventions are needed for students who
scored low. This study shows a
satisfactory students’ scores of knowledge, attitude, motivation-to-breastfeed
exclusively. The AHS group has a better performance and correlation index
between knowledge and attitude, attitude
and motivation-to-breastfeed
exclusively.
Key words: Allied health
students, attitude, knowledge, motivation-to-breastfeed exclusively, students
of other fields
Author: Sri Astuti, Tina Dewi
Judistiani, Lina Rahmiati, Ari Indra Susanti
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg160129
