Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Departments of Midwifery and Environmental Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak, Pontianak, Indonesia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The decrease in coverage of exclusive breastfeeding for mothers who work
in Pontianak has an impact on the decline of the baby’s immune system. Prevention efforts can
be done by increasing knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding tips for mothers who work by
providing health education. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the use of health
education media in increasing maternal knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding tips for working
mothers.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a quasi‑experiment study with a nonrandomized design
pretest and posttest control group design. The population of nursing mothers who have children
aged 0–6 months. The number of samples is 140, which is divided into four groups. Data collection
use direct interviews. Respondents filled out the pretest questionnaire to measure knowledge before
being given health education. Then, the first group was given treatment in the form of lectures, the
second group using leaflets, and the third group was given lectures first then given leaflets. After
that, his knowledge was measured again through a posttest. Data analysis were used to determine
the increase in the score of knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding tips for mothers who worked
on each media used repeated ANOVA and Kruskal–Wallis test, while one‑way ANOVA continued
with post hoc Bonferroni and Friedman followed by Mann–Whitney test used to compare score
differences knowledge on all three media.
RESULTS: there were significant differences in knowledge, before and after being given good health
education without media, with leaflets, electronic media, and electronic leaflets before. statistical
tests before and after used leaflets and electronic media without media 19.85 (P ≤ 0.001), leaflets
without media 8.42 (P ≤ 0.001). Electronic without media at 8.14 (P ≤ 0.001). In the pre‑ and
post‑test study, the experimental study was pseudo, 140 individuals with each group 35 individuals.
CONCLUSION: The most effective method in providing health education to increase the knowledge
of breastfeeding mothers about tips on exclusive breastfeeding for working mothers is electronic
leaflet media.
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