Strada Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK)
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020): November

The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Illness Frequency of The Baby

Rizki Amalia (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2020

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding is the most suitable nutrient for babies for 0-6 months. In reality, exclusive breastfeeding is still far from the expected target. Meanwhile, it was still found that many numbers of ill babies visit. This study aims to find out the illness frequency difference between the 2 year ill babies who got exclusive breastfeeding and babies who did not get exclusive breastfeeding. This research was a retrospective analytical study. The average number of illness frequency of 2 year ill babies was 5 times. After being analyzed, it was obtained that p = 0.030 Ho Ho was rejected and H1 was accepted. Bthat there is difference between the 2 year ill babies who got exclusive breastfeeding and babies who did not get exclusive breastfeeding. It means that exclusive breastfeeding can affect the illness frequency of baby. Therefore, it is recommended that breastfeeding mothers should give exclusive breastfeeding to their babies

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Journal Info

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sjik

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Subject

Dentistry Health Professions Public Health

Description

STRADA Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (SJIK) is a journal developed to disseminate and discuss the scientific literature and other research on the development of health so as to improve health workers knowledge and ultimately population health worldwide. This journal is intended as a medium for ...