The Correlation Between Maternal Care for Breastfeeding and Complementary Foods with the Nutritional Status of Infants in Puskesmas Panekan Magetan Regency
Riska Ayu Eliana1, Sri Umijati2*, Roedi Irawan3 and Yunias Setiawati4
Abstract
Background: Parenting is one of the important factors that affect the nutritional status of children. Inappropriate parenting can lead to a lack of nutritional intake and the occurrence of diseases that can affect the nutritional status and death of children. Caring for breastfeeding and complementary foods that are not sufficient can cause growth and development disorders with all the impacts in adulthood. Methods: This is an observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach. Samples were taken by random sampling technique with a sample size of 97 mothers who had babies aged 0-12 months. The independent variable is breastfeeding and complementary feeding and the dependent variable is the child’s nutritional status. The data collection method was carried out through interviews using a questionnaire given to the mother and secondary data in the form of the baby’s weight, then the results were analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: The most nutritional status of infants (90.7%) was normal weight or good nutritional status based on the weight/age index. The frequency of breastfeeding ≥ 8 times was 61.29%. The duration of breastfeeding ≥ 15 minutes was 64.9%. The frequency of giving complementary foods ≥ 3 times was 56.7%. The type of Complementary food that is suitable for age is 43.3%. The Chi-Square test showed that there was no relationship between breastfeeding and complementary feeding with children’s nutritional status (p>0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study prove that there is no relationship between a mother’s care for breastfeeding and complementary foods with children’s nutritional status.
Keywords
parenting; breastfeeding; complementary food; nutritional status
Cite This Article
Eliana, R. A., Umijati, S., Irawan, R., Setiawati, Y. (2022). The Correlation Between Maternal Care for Breastfeeding and Complementary Foods with the Nutritional Status of Infants in Puskesmas Panekan Magetan Regency. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 3| Issue 6: Nov-Dec 2022, Pages 894-897, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Volume3-Issue6-Nov-Dec-No.372-894-897.pdf
Volume 3 | Issue 6: Nov-Dec 2022
