Abstract
Infant Mortality Rate in Indonesia is mostly caused by diarrhea and pneumonia.These diseases can be anticipated by giving
exclusive breastfeeding to infants. Exclusive breastfeeding has a role in morbidity, mortality, growth and development, and
IQ of babies. One of the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding is knowledge. The percentage of exclusive
breastfeeding in the province in 2013 was66.7% and Bantul Regency is the one experiencing the declining percentage. The
lowest percentage was in the Public Health Center of Sewon I, that is 26.14%. Sewon I Health Center supervises 43
Posyandus. Posyandus Menur and Mekarsari are the ones that have the most number of infants aged 6-24 months. This
study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and behavior of mothers in exclusive breastfeeding. This type
of research is analyticsurvey method with cross-sectional design. The research was held inApril 2015. The instrument used
is questionnaire. The research took place at Posyandu Menur and Mekarsari. These populations are mothers with babies
aged 6-24 months a number of 46 people and the sampling technique used is sampling saturated sampling technique when
ail members of the population used as a sample. Results of this study there was no association between knowledge and
behavior with chi-square value of 2.469 (r>-0.116> 0.05). Midwives of Sewon I health center are expected to conduct an
evaluation matteraffectingexclusivebreastfeeding beyond the knowledge and the cadres areexpected to provide support to
mothers inorder to provide exclusivebreastfeeding.
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