ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL CULTURE FACTORS AFFECTING MOTHER BEHAVIOR IN PROVIDING WEANING FOOD

Breastfeeding in infants when younger than 6 months occurs because the mother assumes
that the weaning food is better than breast milk. The purpose of this study is to analyze
the factors of knowledge, perception and social culture that influence the mother's
behavior in providing complementary foods in infants aged less than six months.
The research design is correlational analytics with cross-sectional approach. The research
population is all mothers of babies aged 7-12 months as many as 40 mothers. The sample
is taken by simple random sampling technique as much as 37 respondents .. Data collected
by questionnaire and tested linear regression and presented in the form of frequency
distribution table.
Regression test results obtained the value of R = 0.717 it shows the relationship of
independent variables and dependent strong enough, while the value of determination
coefficient or R Square shows the value of 0.514 or 51.4%, meaning independent
variables influence 51.4% of the dependent variable.
A good mother's knowledge about weaning food can influence mother's behavior in
giving breastfeeding because with that knowledge mother can understand and understand
how to give the right breastfeeding to the child. Similarly, the perception and social
culture that develops in the family or community environment can affect the mother's
behavior.
Keywords: Knowledge, Perception, Socio-Culture, Behavior, weaning food