Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Health
No. 2 (2017)

THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING: A STUDY AMONG PRIMIGRAVIDA WORKING WOMEN IN SEMARANG, INDONESIA

Novita Sari (Postgraduate Applied Science Program in Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia)
Isy Royhanaty (Karya Husada Health Science Institute of Semarang, Indonesia)
Rose Nurhudhariani (Karya Husada Health Science Institute of Semarang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Sep 2017

Abstract

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is breast milk was given to infants until the age of 6 months without any food additives. Based on a preliminary study by interviews conducted by researchers on December 12 to 26, 2014 in Bulu Lor Public health center there are 7 out of 10 working primigravida women who don’t know about exclusive breastfeeding. Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of health education on the attitude of working primigravida women in second-trimester toward exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: This research uses a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental method with preexperimental research design using one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were all primigravida second-trimester who worked as many as 58 people with of all working primigravida second-trimester who met the inclusion criteria. Using total sampling technique. By bivariate analysis test of difference mean dependent (paired t-test). Results: Based on the results of research on the effect of health education on the attitude of working primigravida women in second-trimester toward exclusive breastfeeding, There is a significant difference in the attitude toward exclusive breastfeeding of working primigravida women before and after providing health education. With the p-value of 0.000 < 0.05. Conclusion: There is an influence of health education on the attitude of working primigravida women in second-trimester toward exclusive breastfeeding.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

icash

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Subject

Education Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Health is a conference collection of technical papers freely accessible to scholars over the world. Articles featured vary areas of efforts to develop health and well-being for better society such as factors of illness, epidemiology, ...