The Relationship Between Maternal Knowledge About Lactation Management and Behavior in Breast Feeding In Kedaton Health Center Bandar Lampung

Abstract

Breastfeeding is the right of every mother even for mothers who work as a farmers, traders, civil
engineering, or private employees. The implementation of breasfeeding can be done properly and
correctly if there is complete information about the benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding also
lactation management. Exclusive breastfeeding can be inhibited by a number of things such as low
maternal and family knowledge about the benefits of breast milk, correct breastfeeding, lack of lactation
counseling services, socio-cultural factors, incessant marketing of formula milk, lack of support from
health workers and maternal working. This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal
knowledge about lactation management and behavior in the provisionof breast milk in the working
areas of the Health Center, Penengahan Raya Kedaton Village Bandar Lampung. This study used
descriptive correlation design with cross sectional approach. The population of this study was all
breasfeeding working mothers in the working area of Health Center Penengahan Raya Kedaton Village
with a total sample of 40 respondents. The instrumen consist of 10 knowledge questions and 10
behavioral questions with Guttman Scale, which validated by 10 respondents. The result of the bivariate
analysis using the kendall test know that p value = 0,016 then p value p < 0,05 with coefissien
correlation is 0.76. Based on the result of the research and analysis above, it can be concluded that there
is a high correlation relationship between the level of knowledge about lactation management and
maternal behavior in giving breast milk in the working areas of the Health Center, Penengahan Raya
Kedaton Village Bandar Lampung