HUBUNGAN PEMBERIAN ASI, COLOSTRUM DAN MP-ASI DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA

Abstract

The lack of age-appropriate supplementary feeding for infants is one of the triggers for the low nutritional status of infants and toddlers. Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months to achieve optimal growth, development, and health. This study aimed to determine the relationship between breastfeeding, colostrums, and complementary feeding with nutritional status in Sidomukti Village, Mootilango District. The research design used was observational associative analytic or correlational with cross-sectional research design, which is the measurement of variables simultaneously to find out the independent variable. The sample in this study was 80 toddlers obtained using the Simple Random Sampling technique—data analysis using a simple logistic regression test. The result of this research is that there is a relationship between breastfeeding and the nutritional status of toddlers (p-value) = 0.000 (p <0.05). There was no relationship between colostrum feeding and the nutritional status of toddlers (p-value) = 0.589 (p>0.05). There was an association between complementary feeding and the nutritional status of children under five. Breastfeeding, colostrum, and complementary feeding are closely related or can affect the nutritional status of children under five. For the community to increase counseling about the exclusive breastfeeding program, the benefits of breast milk, and the correct way of breastfeeding to mothers in labor and pregnant mothers.