Factors Associated with Early Child Development: A Pre-Screening Study

Child Development Exclusive Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Duration Mothers' Knowledge

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  • Erwin Setiawan
    i1011151034@gmail.com
    Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia , Indonesia
  • Willy Handoko Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Rini Andriani Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Indonesia
September 19, 2023
September 30, 2023

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Early child development is a critical phase for lifelong health, resulting from the influence of various factors. The present study assessed the factors associated with children’s deviant development. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 88 infants aged 6-12 months in six Public Health Centres in East Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Breastfeeding duration at each session, the frequency in a day and the length of breastfeeding in months, mothers’ knowledge, behavior, and the habit of squeezing in children were the risk factors for early development. A chi-square analysis of the relationship between risk factors and children’s development. Overall, the results indicated that shorter breastfeeding duration at each session (p=0.027), non-exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.050), and low mothers’ knowledge (p=0.032) significantly affected children’s development. These results suggested that exclusive breastfeeding and enough knowledge enhance infant development.

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