Anastasia Kumala
Siloam General Hospital, Indonesia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Pediatr Ther
Breastfeeding is recommended as the best form of infant feeding. In Indonesia, despite high percentages of women (96%) who breastfeed their children; only 42% of infants aged under 6 months are exclusively breastfed and just 55% of 2 years old children had exclusive breast milk. It is important to understand the factors that infl uence exclusive breastfeeding so that intervention can be directed precisely. We conducted a cross-sectional study of mother who had 7 to 12 months old infants in Puskesmas Curug, Indonesia (2012). Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Chisquare was used to fi nd risk factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding. Of 60 mothers, 51.2% did exclusive breastfeeding. Factors known to infl uence exclusive breastfeeding were early breastfeeding initiation (p=0.002), health counseling (P<0.001) and knowledge (p=0.004). Motherâ??s education and occupation were not associated with exclusive breastfeeding. Opportunities exist for increasing health counseling in primary healthcare in Indonesia to motivate mothers to do exclusive breastfeeding.
Anastasia Kumala has completed her Medical degree from Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia. She has worked in South Tangerang General Hospital for Internship. Presently, she works as a General Practitioner in Siloam General Hospital, Tangerang, Indonesia. She has made several paper and posters in pediatrics ï¬ eld.
