HUBUNGAN ANTARA PEMBERIAN AIR SUSU IBU (ASI) DENGAN KEJADIAN PNEUMONIA PADA BALITA DI KELURAHAN BULIANG BATU AJI KOTA BATAM

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe most common cause of death in infants due to upper respiratory infections is Pneumonia. Bulang village obtained an incidence of pneumonia as many as 30 cases in January-March 2015. Breastfeeding was one of the dominant factors in the incidence of pneumonia. The purpose of this study is to know the relationship between breastfeeding and the incidence of pneumonia in infants. This research design uses analytical-observational cross-sectional approach. The study population was toddlers in Bulang Batu Aji Village, Batam City, and the sampling technique was Accidental Sampling with a total sample of 46 respondents. The instrument used in data retrieval is the checklist sheet. The results of the study were analyzed by univariate and bivariate. The results of the univariate analysis showed that half of the respondents received non-exclusive breastfeeding (45.7%) and had pneumonia (8.7%). The results of the bivariate analysis with chi-square test obtained p-value = 0.037 where p-value <0.05 means that H0 is rejected, then there is a relationship between breastfeeding (ASI) and the incidence of pneumonia in infants in Bulang Batu Aji. Thus health workers are expected to provide health education to mothers who have toddlers about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. Keywords: breast milk and pneumonia in toddlers