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The Effect Of Breastfeeding Counseling In First Level Health Facilities On Mother's Knowledge And Attitudes About Exclusive Breast Milk In

Children who are optimally breastfed show better intelligence tests. However, the
coverage rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is only 35.73%, this figure is
still far from the WHO target of 80%. Mother's low knowledge about the
breastfeeding process and environmental support is still lacking in breastfeeding
success. The availability of counselors in health care facilities affects the increase
in the success of breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to determine the
benefits of breastfeeding counseling by using 7 WHO standard counselor contacts
on the knowledge and attitudes of mothers. The method used was a quasiexperimental method with the static group comparison approach. The research
subjects were breastfeeding mothers at the first level health facilities in the city of
Tangerang. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. The total sample is
60 with 30 samples given treatment and 30 samples not given treatment.
Statistical analysis with the Man Whitney test. The result is that there is a
significant difference in the mean knowledge and attitudes of the treatment group
without any significant treatment (p = 0.000). The mean value of pre-test
knowledge in the treatment group was 12.43, while the untreated group was 6.53.
The mean value of the post-test attitude in the treatment group was 16.93 while in
the untreated group was 9.40. The average value of the pretest attitude in the
treatment group was 54.57 while in the untreated group was 35.53. The average
value of the posttest attitude in the treatment group was 65.80 while in the
untreated group was 38.23. The conclusion is that the implementation of contact
with 7 WHO counselors at primary level health facilities affects the knowledge
and attitudes of mothers about breastfeeding. The results of this study are
expected to be implemented in all first level health facilities using breastfeeding
counselor contacts.

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