ABSTRACT

Background: Diarrhea is a significant cause of death in infants in Indonesia. The effort to prevent the occurrence

of diarrhea is by giving exclusive breastfeeding. Many factors influence exclusive breastfeeding, including the

mother's occupation and husband's support.

Aim: This study aims to determine the relationship between mother’s occupation and husband's support with

exclusive br eastfeeding in the working area of Simpang Baru Primary Health Center of Pekanbaru City.

Method: The type of research was analytical research with a cross sectional research design. This study's

population was all breastfeeding mothers who had infants age d >6 12 months, totaling 139 people. The sampling

technique used was cluster sampling with a total sample of 42 people. The collected data was carried out by

using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Chi Square test.

Results: The study showe d no relationship between the mother's occupation and exclusive breastfeeding (p

value = 0.158), and there was a relationship between the husband's support and exclusive breastfeeding (p value

= 0.033). The analysis results obtained OR = 5,600 means that m others who have poor husbands’ support have

an opportunity of 5,600 times not to give exclusive breastfeeding compared to mothers who have good husbands’

support.

Conclusion: It is recommended that health workers increase counseling about exclusive breast feeding and

involve the community's participation, especially the husbands, so that breastfeeding mothers are willing to

provide exclusive breastfeeding.

Keywords: Mother’s occupation, husband’s support, exclusive breastfeeding