The Influence of Mother’s Working Status on Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Jabodetabek Region

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10.2991/apbec-18.2019.63How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Exclusive Breastfeeding, Working status, Age, Education, Parity, IMD, Income, Region of Residence

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of mothers' working status and other factors on exclusive breastfeeding in the Jabodetabek region (District of DKI Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Bekasi, Tangerang, South Tangerang, and Bekasi), due to the low coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in the region. The data used in this study are sourced from Susenas Kor Main Household Notes, Susenas Module Consumption/Food and Non-Food Expenditure, and Household Income/Receipts March 2016 for Jabodetabek area using logistic regression. The results of this study indicate that education, working status, and parity (number of children) significantly influence mother's tendency toexclusively breastfeed, whereas age, IMD, income, and region/living area have no significant effect on exclusive breastfeeding in the Jabodetabek region.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Hesti Astria Dewi
AU  - Diah Hadi Setyonaluri
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - The Influence of Mother’s Working Status on Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Jabodetabek Region
BT  - Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Business and Economics Conference (APBEC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 447
EP  - 454
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/apbec-18.2019.63
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