Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Keberhasilan Ibu Dalam Pemberian Asi Ekslusif Di Puskesmas Aek Kanopan Kec Kualuh Hulu Kab Labuhan Batu Utara Tahun 2023

BACKGROUND The coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in the world according to WHO in 2020 was (36%) this achievement has not been in accordance with the target, namely exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months to at least 50%. For the European continent, in Central Africa it is 25%, when compared to East Asia as much as 30%, South Asia as much as 47%, and developing countries as much as 46%. Overall, less
than 40% of children under the age of six months are given exclusive breastfeeding. Based on the health data of North Sumatra Province, the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in North Sumatra Province in the last three years has tended to decline and based on the coverage of the North Sumatra Profile Data in 2020, the coverage of breastfeeding has also not reached the national target. In Indonesia,the percentage of exclusive breastfeeding for babies aged 0-5 months was 71.58% in 2021. This figure shows an improvement from the previous year which was 69.62%. In North Sumatra 42.1%, The success of increasing this coverage cannot be separated from influencing factors such as the mother's education level, the mother's profession, the mother's age and parity. (Indonesian Health Profile, 2021). PURPOSE To analyze the Factors Influencing the Success of Mothers in Providing Exclusive Breastfeeding at the Aek Kanopan Health Center, Kualuh Hulu District, North Labuhan Batu Regency in 2023.
METHOD chi square test p value <0.05 means H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted statistical test results there is a significant relationship. RESULTS The results of the Chi-Square test analysis show that the p value = 0.000 which means less than α = 0.005, so it can be concluded that there is a Relationship between Mother's Attitude and knowledge and the Success of Exclusive Breastfeeding at the Aek Kanopan Health Center, Kualuh Hulu District, North Labuhan Batu Regency in 2023
Keywords: Mother; Breastfeeding; Exclusive Breastfeeding;