Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the foods that is very important for babies to support the optimal process
of growth and development during the first 6 months.However, less than 70% of babies who get exclusive breastfeeding
in Palembang. The study aimed to assess the pattern of infants weight gain among exclusive and nonexclusive
breastfed babies. Cross sectional design was used in this study. Samples were mother’s who have babies
aged 7-12 months in Seberang Ulu I Subdistrict, Palembang. Inclusion criteria were the last child/ first child, birth
weight more than 2500 grams and mothers willing to be a respondent and babies with multiple births being exclusion
criteria. The sampling technique used Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling. Independent T-Test showed
that there was mean difference of weight gain in exclusively breastfed infants and non-exclusively breastfed infatns
(Mean Difference: 433,63 gram; 95% CI: 27,8 to 839,4 grams). Conclusion was that exclusively breastfed infants
had higher average weight gain than non-exclusively breastfed infants. Therefore, husband’s supportwas needed
to providing motivation for mothers to exclusively breastfed until 6 months later.
Recommended Citation
Sari, Indah Purnama; Ardillah, Yustini; and Permatasari, Indah
(2019)
"Pola Pertambahan Berat Badan Bayi Berdasarkan Status Menyusui Eksklusif dan Non-Eksklusif,"
Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia: Vol. 15:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
DOI: 10.30597/mkmi.v15i1.5836
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/mkmi/vol15/iss1/7
Pages
18-27
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DOI
10.30597/mkmi.v15i1.5836