Persepsi ketidakcukupan air susu ibu (PKA) adalah keadaan ibu merasaASI-nya tidak cukup untuk memenuhi kebutuhan bayinya. PKA merupakansalah satu penyebab utama kegagalan ASI eksklusif di dunia. Penelitian inibertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor paling dominan berhubungan denganPKA di Kecamatan Tegal Selatan dan Kecamatan Margadana, Kota Tegaltahun 2014. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian primer dengan desain studipotong lintang. Sampel berjumlah 88 ibu dari bayi berusia 0 - 6 bulanyang dipilih secara purposive sampling. Status gizi ibu dilihat dari kenaikanberat badan ibu sewaktu hamil apakah sesuai dengan rekomendasi dariInstitute of Medicine. Asupan energi ibu saat laktasi diukur melalui wawancaradengan menggunakan semi-quantitative-Food FrequencyQuestionnaire (FFQ / Food Amount Questionnaire (FAQ)). Untuk variabelpengetahuan, digunakan kuesioner terstruktur. Uji analisis yang digunakanadalah uji kai kuadrat (bivariat) dan uji regresi logistik ganda (multivariat).Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebanyak 51,1% ibu mengalami PKA.Variabel pengetahuan (nilai p = 0,001), asupan energi (nilai p = 0,019) danInisiasi Menyusu Dini (IMD) (nilai p = 0,048) berhubungan signifikan denganPKA setelah dikontrol variabel status gizi, paritas, rawat gabung, perlekatanmenyusui, dukungan keluarga, dan dukungan tenaga kesehatan.Faktor pengetahuan merupakan faktor yang paling dominan berhubungandengan PKA.Perception of insufficient milk supply (PIM) is the condition in which a motherfeels that her breastmilk is insufficient to meet the needs of their babies.Such perception is one of main reasons of the exclusive breastfeeding failurein the world. This study aimed to find out the most dominant factors relatedto PIM in Tegal Selatan District and Margadana Sub-Districts at TegalCity in 2014. This study was a primary study with a cross sectional design.A total sample of 88 mothers of 0 - 6 months old babies selected in by purposivesampling. Mother?s nutritional status was seen from the increasingof mother?s weight gain during the pregnancy was it met the standards fromInstitute of Medicine. The mother?s energy intake during lactation was measuredthrough interview using semi-quantitative Food FrequencyQuestionnaire (FFQ / Food Amount Questionnaire (FAQ)) form. Knowledgevariable used structured questionnaire. Analysis used are chi square test (bivariate)and multiple regression logistic (multivariate). The result showedthat 51.1% mothers experienced PIM. Variables knowledge (p value =0.001), energy intake (p value = 0.019), and early initiation of breastfeeding(p value = 0.048) were significantly related to perception after controlledby nutritional status, parity, rooming-in, latch on, family support, and healthpractitioners support variable. Knowledge is the most dominant factor relatedto the PIM. |