The effects of exclusive breastfeeding booklets on mothers’ knowledge in providing exclusive breastfeeding in Mataram City, Indonesia

• Published in: Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings
• Main Author: Katmawanti S.; Paramita F.; Kurniawan A.; Sharoni S.K.A.; Fauzi R.; Pratiwi I.G.; Samah D.A.; Audina Y.T.; Wahyuni O.S.; Adisa M.D.; Rahmani A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Page Press Publications 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85162039467&doi=10.4081%2fhls.2023.11211&partnerID=40&md5=b06ba292ba81b4cbb972cf0b4b33f56d

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding is the simplest and healthiest infant feeding method that, directly or by extraction, uses only breast milk with the exception to drops or syrups con-taining vitamins, mineral supplements or medicines. This practice help prevents malnutrition among toddlers and provide essential dietary values for subsequent growth and development, especially in the first 6 months. However, Mataram has the lowest coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in West Nusa Tenggara province in 2018. This exposure increased by 70.30% from 2017-2018, but has not achieved the 80% national target. The low coverage was caused by mothers’ inadequate knowledge. Therefore, the present research aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of booklets as a promotional medium for exclusive breastfeeding towards increasing the knowledge of breastfeeding mothers. Design and Methods: The research method involved the con-duction of pre-and post tests (before and after the booklet was distributed) on 50 respondents by voluntary sampling. This sampling refers to a probability technique that provides equal oppor-tunities for each population element selected as a member of the sample, while the participants were chosen using consecutive sampling technique Results: The results showed the average values of the pre-and post-tests at 72 and 77, respectively. Conclusions: Therefore, it is concluded that the booklet is effective in increasing mothers’ knowledge on exclusive breast-feeding. © the Author(s), 2023 Licensee PAGEPress, Italy.