CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC AND MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE WITH EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKING AREA OF WIRE HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding is what it is given by mother to baby without any additional food
until the baby is 6 months old. Even though it is the healthiest food for babies, breast milk has not
been used properly by society. This is evidence that the working area of the Wire Health Center has
the lowest coverage of exclusive breastfeeding. Socio-economic factors and mother's knowledge are
the contributing factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between socio-
economic and mother's knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in the working area of Wire Health
Center the design of this research is correlation analytic research. The population in this study were
143 mothers. The samples in this study were 105 mothers and taken by purposive sampling. Data
collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Chi-Square test. Based on the
results of the Chi-Square test with a p value of 0.160 > 0.05, it was determined that there was no
relationship between the mother's socio-economic status (education) and exclusive breastfeeding.
With a p value of 0.088 > 0.05, there was no relationship between the mother's socio-economic status
(income) and exclusive breastfeeding. With a results of 0.099 > 0.05, there was no relationship
between mother's knowledge and exclusive breastfeeding. Socio-economic factors and knowledge
have no relationship with breastfeeding because apart from social economic factors and knowledge
there are other factors such as physical factors of the mother, cultural factors, and psychological
factors that can influence exclusive breastfeeding for toddlers.