Factors Influencing Exclusive Breastfeeding in Rahayu Village, Sanggau, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Low coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in the community is generally influenced by a lack of maternal knowledge, family support, and cultural influences. This results in a very low exclusive breastfeeding coverage rate, which has the potential to cause various future health problems, such as infections, fevers, and other diseases. This study aims to identify the factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding in Rahayu Village, Sanggau, West Kalimantan. This is an analytic observational study with a case-control design. The population consisted of mothers who had children aged from 6 months and 1 day to 24 months, totaling 90 people. A total of 72 respondents were purposively selected for this study. The analysis used the chi-square statistical test with a 95% confidence level. The results showed that there was a relationship between age (p=0.002; OR=5.3), education level (p=0.031; OR=3.2), IMD (p=0.017; OR=3.6), culture (p=0.000; OR=8.2), knowledge (p=0.000; OR=10), and family support (p=0.000; OR=17.5) and exclusive breastfeeding in the Rahayu Village Study Community in the Working Area of Puskesmas Pusat Damai, Sanggau. The study also found several factors that did not have a relationship with exclusive breastfeeding, including work (p=0.156), parity (p=0.236), income (p=1.000), birth attendants (p=0.107), and place of delivery (p=0.260). It is expected that all sectors of government agencies will collaborate to address issues related to knowledge, family support, and conflicting cultural traditions to better support exclusive breastfeeding programs.