<![CDATA[Background : According to the Health Profile of Banten Province, the percentage of exclusive breastfeeding in South Tangerang in 2020 is only around 58%, this is lower than the percentage of national data coverage of 69.62%. Although not the main problem, the knowledge and support of breastfeeding fathers greatly determine exclusive breastfeeding for babies because it will motivate mothers to exclusively breastfeed. Objective: to determine the relationship between knowledge and support of breastfeeding fathers on the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Research Methods: This research uses quantitative research with analytical methods with a cross-sectional approach conducted in June - August 2023. The population of this study was fathers who had babies aged 06-12 months as many as 40 people. Research Results: For the results of research based on the Chi-Square test, it was obtained that there was a meaningful relationship between the knowledge of breastfeeding fathers and the success of exclusive breastfeeding. There is a p-value = 0.004 smaller than α = 0.05. High-knowledge fathers have a 9,7 fold higher chance with (OR) 9,7 compared to fathers who have low of knowledge. The relationship between the breastfeeding father's support and the success of exclusive breastfeeding was obtained p-value = 0.001 smaller than α = 0.05. Father-breastfeeding support has an 10,67-fold higher chance than fathers who do not provide support to breastfeeding mothers in the success of exclusive breastfeeding with (OR) = 10,67. The conclusion and suggestion in this study is that there is a relationship between the knowledge and support of breastfeeding fathers on the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Suggestions for breastfeeding fatherhood classes to increase insight, knowledge, and support for the success of exclusive breastfeeding.]]>
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