HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN IBU DENGAN PEMBERIAN MP-ASI DINI PADA BAYI DI DESA SIALAMAN KECAMATAN SIPIROK KABUPATEN TAPANULI SELATAN

Abstract

Giving MP-ASI too early in infants less thcn six v?ralrtlrs aJ age can have a iwpactfar baby's heslth irccluding fiatulence, diarrhea, corcstipation *ven Jbod a{lergies, This is due to beeause of the baby's digestive systern nat ready t* rcceitiefaod ather than brsast milk tltus gtting rtse tu re*clisns in the digestive system. The purpose oJ'the research is ta Jind *ut rnother's knowledge relationship lvith €arly camplementary feeding on baby in frcsa Sialaman Kecamatan Sipirok Kabupaten T*partu{i Selatan Tahtm 2{}21. Tttis researth is correlstion an*lytit:*l resecrch with * crcs* seclirn*f appr*arh. The Population is all mothers wha k*,e babies tol*ling 44 people arud the wh*le is used as a sampfe. The results af the study show tkat there is a relatiotiship wkich ,neal?s bdween motker's l*zawledge with early complementary feeding on baby with p vslue : 0.A02 < : 0.A5. For mothers u;ho hu"-e bobies aged <. 6 manths to give only breast milk and give complemenlaryfeeding approprictely and avoid givingfonmtla milk and other"food/drinlrc. For motlters'ruho hsve b*bies aged:= 6 *wnt]* to give MP-A-\I rightfor ttrc baby. Recammeruded ta healtltw*rkers ta be more aclive in protiding heoklt edacation to sociely especi*lly te ?n{1??, wh* havc bsbies about exclusive breastfbeding nnd complementary.fbcdircg right Jbr the baby.