PERAN BUKU KIA DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG ASI EKSKLUSIF: STUDI KORELASI DI KOTA MAGELANG

Abstract

Background: Breast milk is the main food given to babies that cannot be replaced with any food. In Indonesia, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes RI, 2018) recommends exclusive breastfeeding as a priority for the national nutrition program, but breastfeeding coverage is still low, only reaching 40.1 in 2021 (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2022a). Magelang City ranks first with the lowest breastfeeding coverage at 35.5% (Magelang City DKK Profile), 2022). One of the important factors that can affect the success of breastfeeding is the level of knowledge and readiness of mothers, there are still many mothers who have not made the most of the maternal and child book, both due to limited understanding and lack of assistance from health workers which has an impact on the low coverage of breastfeeding in Magelang City. Methods: The study used a correlational quantitative design with a cross-sectional approach. A sample of 44 mothers under five was taken using the purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with the Chi-Square test. Results: A total of 25 respondents (56.8%) have not used the maternal and child book. Meanwhile, most of the mother's knowledge is 23 people (52.3%) who have a sufficient level of knowledge. The results of the Chi-Square test showed a significant relationship between the use of the maternal and child book and the mother's knowledge of breastfeeding (p = 0.000). Conclution: There is a significant relationship between the use of the maternal and child book and the mother's knowledge about breastfeeding.