<![CDATA[Breast milk has a complete nutritional content required by children and can increase protection from infection, improving intelligence, reducing risk of diabetes and obesity. The result of Basic Health Survey (Riskesdas) 2018 demonstrated that administration of breast milk to children between 0-5 months in Jambi Province is still below national average. The result of SUSENAS from Jambi City in 2017 showed that there was a reduction in percentage of children under 2 years old provided with breast milk. This study analyze the pattern of exclusive breastfeeding provision within Jambi City in 2017. The data utilized was SUSENAS data from 2017 with the focus on children under 2 years old and their biological mother that live together. Method applied was descriptive analysis and inference (chi square and logistic regression). Analysis showed that working mothers have a smaller chance to provide exclusive breastfeeding compared to non-working mothers. From the level of education, mothers with lower and middle level of education have a greater chance to give exclusive breastfeeding compared to mothers with high-level of education.]]>
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