The Relationship Between Age and Parity to Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Postpartum Mothers

Abstract

Background: Breast milk (ASI) is the main intake for the growth and development of infants. One of the factors that influence the success of breastfeeding from psychological factors is breastfeeding self-efficacy. Breastfeeding self-efficacy is the ability and confidence of a mother to breastfeed her baby. To achieve breastfeeding success, postpartum mothers need to know the factors that influence breastfeeding. The coverage of babies receiving exclusive breastfeeding in 2020 is 66.06%. Two provinces have not reached the 2020 Strategic Plan target, namely Maluku and West Papua. For the East Nusa Tenggara region, the coverage of babies who received exclusive breastfeeding was 74.5%. Objective: to determine the relationship between age and parity in breastfeeding self-efficacy in postpartum mothers. Methods: quantitative research type with an analytic survey using the cross-sectional approach with purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 88. Data analysis using statistical methods Pearson correlation. Results: obtained p-Value 0.028 < α (0.05), then there is a significant relationship between mother's age and breastfeeding self-efficacy, and for parity test results obtained a p-value of 0.039 < α (0.05), then there is a significant relationship between parity and breastfeeding self-efficacy. Conclusion: There is a relationship between age and parity in the self-efficacy of breastfeeding mothers in postpartum mothers. One of the factors that determine success in breastfeeding is the condition of the mother which can be seen through her self-confidence, so that postpartum mothers can exclusively breastfeed their babies for 6 months.