Family Support as a Factor Influencing the Provision of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Adolescent Mothers in Bantul, Yogyakarta
Abstract: The number of
adolescent pregnancies in Indonesia is still very high. Sewon Subdistrict had
the highest number of adolescent deliveries in Bantul District in 2015-2016.
This study aimed to determine factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding among
adolescent mothers in Sewon Subdistrict, Bantul District. This study used
cross-sectional study design and a sample size of 45 that were adolescent
mothers of 6-24-month-old infants. Data was collected using a structured
questionnaire. Data analysis involved bivariate analysis using chi-square test
and fisher’s exact test, while multivariate analysis used logistic regression.
Results showed that 53.3% of adolescent mothers did not practice exclusive
breastfeeding. Bivariate analysis showed that pregnancy status (p value =
0.029), perception of childbirth experience (p value = 0.045), perception of
breastfeeding (p value = 0.005), husband support (p value = 0.009) and family
support (p value = 0.000) were correlated to exclusive breasfeeding.
Multivariate analysis showed that perception of breastfeeding (p value = 0.015;
OR = 9.746) and family support (p value = 0.014; OR = 7.637) as the most
influential factors to exclusive breastfeeding among adolescent mothers with a
probability of 72.7%.
There is low practice of exclusive breastfeeding among adolescent mothers
in Bantul, Yogyakarta and family support is the most dominant factors
influencing exclusive breastfeeding.
Keywords: Adolescent mother,
breastfeeding, family, support
Author: Maulida Lailatussu’da,
Niken Meilani, Nanik Setiyawati, Sammy Onyapidi Barasa
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg180001
