Authors:
C. S. P. Wekadigunawan
1
and
Rahmah Moh Amin
2
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Esa Unggul, Jakarta, Indonesia
;
2
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Tuanku Zainal Abidin, Terengganu Malaysia, Malaysia
Keyword(s):
Infant Feeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding, Indigenous People.
Abstract:
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 that related to health is very important to
improve the quality of life for all people, babies are included. The vision is ‘no one left behind’. Exclusive
breastfeeding is a smart investment for our baby. Thus, the World Health Organization recommends to all of
the health centers in the world to promote exclusive breastfeeding. However, the practice is not easy. In this
study, the researcher found out environmental factors on infant feeding practices. The factors are traditional
beliefs on infant feeding practices, family influence, and health care location. Methods: The sample of this
research were 700 mothers who have a baby age six months – twelve months. We used a questionnaire as a
tool to gather the data. The univariate and bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-Square test.
Results: Factors traditional beliefs, family influence were associated with infant feeding practices with PValue < 0,05 and health car
e location was not associated with infant feeding practices with P-Value = 0.09.
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