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Social Support Type For Mothers In Choosing Kangaroo Mother Care
Sjarif Hidajat Effendi, Erika Yulita Ichwan, Hadyana Sukandar
Unpad, Disampaikan pada acara the 17th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) and the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), 18-21 March 2012, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia
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Unpad, Disampaikan pada acara the 17th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FAOPS) and the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), 18-21 March 2012, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia
emotional support, informational support, kangaroo mother care, perceived social support, tangible support.
Background. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a treatment method of low birth weight (LBW) infants, which has proved to be more provitable compared with other onventional treatments in maintaining temperature stability and survival of LBW infants. Physical exhaustion after delivery,mother’s concern for the condition of a small newborn, and social support are factors thatinfluence maternal care in choosing the method of LBW care.
Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of perceived social support type by mothers of LBW infants including tangible support, and emotional support by the choosing of KMC.
Methods. This was a cross-sectional design. The subjects were 52 postpartum mothers of LBW infants who dekivered at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusuko Hospital Jakarta, from April to June 2011 by using consecutive sampling. Data analysis using chi-square or fisher’s exact test, multiple logistic regression.
Result. A significant relationship was found between the social support type, including tangible support type (p<0,001, RP 3.22, 95% CI: 1.22-8.51), informational support (p<0.001, PR 4.00, 95% CI: 1.48-10.48), and emotional support (p=0.002, PR 3.36, 95% CI: 1.01-11.25) with choosing KMC. Informational support was the factor that influences the choosing of KMC (PR 35.39, 95% CI: 5.15-243.22).
Conclusion. The social support type has a significant relationship with the choosing of KMC and informational support is the factor that influences the choosing of KMC. It is needed to improve information and education for mothers since getting pregnant through prenatal education programs by health care provider to prepare the kangaroo mother care in LBW infants.