The Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) showed that the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants age under 4 months was 53.7 percent in 1991 and 47.3 percent in 1994. In the outer Jawa Bali region 56.2 percent infants and in Java Bali region 41.4 percent infant were not exclusively breastfed (OR=1.81 CI1.35-2.44). In the rural areas 54.2 percent infants and in urban area 4…
Breast milk during the period of infancy is the best and most important nutritional to achieve optimum and development. Exclusive breast feeding can support adeaquate infant growth throughout the first 4 or 6 months of life and to continue with adequate complementary foods for up to years to have good nutritional status. A cross sectional study was carried out on breast feeding practice of chil…
Cross sectional study to know the situation of breastfeeding especially exclusive breastfeeding, and factors influencing duration of 'breastfeeding only' in working women at textile factory and non working women, around textile factory had been done at five Kecamatan Kabupaten Bandung. Respondents were chosen by random statrified to 300 women who have babies between 4-12 months old divided into…