Relationship between Family Social Support and Exclusive Breastfeeding Behavior at Talise Health Center, Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The failure of exclusive breastfeeding has a big impact on the health of a child. Family social support is a factor that plays a major role in the behavior of exclusive breastfeeding. AIM: This study aimed to determine the relationship between social-informational support, emotional, instrumental, and family assessment support on exclusive breastfeeding behavior at Talise Health Center, Palu City. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research method was quantitative, with a cross-sectional study design. The population was 70 mothers who have babies aged 7–24 months and live in the Talise Health Center working area. The sampling technique was total sampling. Data analysis was the chi square test with a significance level of p <0.05 using SPSS. RESULTS: Univariate analysis showed that the dominant age of the mother was 29–37 years (75.7%), bachelor degree education level (85.7%), multiparous parity status (68.6%), and exclusive breastfeeding status (68.6%). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between social-information support (p = 0.042), instrumental (p = 0.013), emotional (p = 0.038), and assessment (p = 0.020) on the behavior of exclusive breastfeeding. CONCLUSION: Lack of social support from the family, including informational, instrumental, emotional, and assessment, would hinder exclusive breastfeeding behavior and impact on the failure of exclusive breastfeeding.

Examining psychometric properties of the Iranian version of exclusive breastfeeding social support scale (EBFSS)

“…A systematic review study in 2022 indicated that social support as an influential factor in persistence and success of the EBF has four dimensions: emotional support, appraisal support, informational support and material and service support and it should be promoted individually or collectively from pregnancy to postpartum period to promote EBF [ 76 ]. Fadjriah et al [ 77 ] in a cross-sectional study identified emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal dimensions which were consistent with the three extracted factors of our study. It demonstrated that all four dimensions have a significant relationship with EBF and not receiving social support is a substantial obstacle that leads to EBF failure [ 77 ].…”

“…Fadjriah et al [ 77 ] in a cross-sectional study identified emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal dimensions which were consistent with the three extracted factors of our study. It demonstrated that all four dimensions have a significant relationship with EBF and not receiving social support is a substantial obstacle that leads to EBF failure [ 77 ].…”

Factors Affecting Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Working Area of the Sawah Lebar Health Center, Bengkulu City

“…Similar results were found in a previous study, where support from the mother-in-law was shown to be 2.68 times more likely to increase the success of exclusive breastfeeding in infants, so this determinant needs to be taken into account when planning interventions aimed at increasing the success of exclusive breastfeeding (Fadjriah et al, 2021). In addition, family and paternal support is influential in providing encouragement and decision support for working mothers to continue exclusive breastfeeding.…”

Determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the early postnatal period in Indonesia

“…This is no different from the research conducted by Rosmiati (2020), in which providing honey to newborns has become a hereditary culture carried out by mothers living in rural areas, where it is considered that the baby will become healthier. Another reason newborn infants are smeared with honey is because of recommendations from parents or inlaws who have instilled this habit as part of an inherited culture (Fadjriah et al, 2021).…”