Correlation between Breastfeeding and Child Development Aged 3-24 Months in Keputih Public Health Center, Surabaya, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Chatrine Evania Palangan Sangka, -, Sri Umijati, -, Nur Rochmah, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126860/1/44%20-%20Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126860/2/44%20-%20Kualitas%20Karil.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126860/3/44%20-%20Turnitin.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126860/; http://journal.wima.ac.id/index.php/JWM/article/view/2879
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The prevalence of developmental disorders of children 0-3 years in Indonesia since 2011 remains high, it is about 13 - 62%. In 2018 this disorder was still obtained by 24% in children aged 0-2 years in North Surabaya, Indonesia. Factors that influence child development include breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is ranked 65th out of 97 countries in the world with an achievement of 37.3%. The Keputih Health Center in Surabaya achieved a high level of exclusive breastfeeding (84.47%). Some research results have not been able to confirm the relationship between impaired child development and breastfeeding, therefore this cross-sectional study aims to determine the relationship between breastfeeding and the development of children aged 3-24 months. A total of 78 mothers who have children aged 3-24 months were randomly selected and met the criteria to be the sample. The mother was asked about breastfeeding and the child's development. Questions for breastfeeding include the duration and mode of administration, while assessing the child's development using the Pre-Screening Child Development Questionnaire. We analyzed the relationship between the two variables by doing the chi square test. As many as 59% mothers give exclusive breastfeeding, and 92.3% mothers give breast milk directly. The development of the children who were not according to age ranged from 15.4% to 28.2%. The duration of breastfeeding has a relationship with the child's fine motor development (p = 0.024) and general child development (p = 0.002). Meanwhile, the method of breastfeeding has a relationship with the development of speech and language of children (p = 0.018). Breastfeeding is related to child development. The breastfeeding program needs to be improved and get community support in order to improve child development.