<![CDATA[Exclusive breastfeeding has an important role in maintaining the health and survival of babies. One of the factors that influence mothers in giving exclusive breastfeeding is the self-efficacy factor (self-confidence) in breastfeeding. Self-efficacy in breastfeeding is a mother's confidence in her ability to breastfeed or exclusively breastfeed her baby. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between maternal self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding for infants 0-6 months at the Waihaong Public Health Center, Ambon City. This research is an observational analytic study with a cross sectional approach conducted in July-August 2021. By using the total sampling technique, the number of samples obtained was 59 mothers of infants aged 0-6 months living in the catchment area of Waihaong Health Center. The instrument used was the BSE-SF (Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square method to assess the association between maternal self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding for infants 0-6 months. The results showed that the percentage of mothers who had a high level of self-efficacy was 61%. There were 81.4% mothers who managed to exclusively breastfed their infants in the last 24 hours. We found a statistically significant association maternal self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding amongst mothers with infants aged 0-6 months in the working area of Waihaong Health Center (p<0.001). This study showed the importance of interventions to promote maternal self-efficacy to improve the exclusive breasting rates in the catchment area of Waihaong Health Center, Ambon City.]]>
