The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

(1) Nurul Evi, (2) Yati Afiyanti; (2) Tri Budiati

Affiliation :

(1) Maternity Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia; (2) Maternity Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java

Abstract :

Introduction Early breastfeeding has a positive impact on both mother and baby. A consistent approach to assist breastfeeding mothers is very important. The assistance responsibility is not merely belong to health professionals but also volunteer health workers who are close to breastfeeding mothers. The purpose of this study is to improve the welfare of women through the role of volunteer health worker in improving women's health, especially in terms of lactation management in Srengseng sawah village, Jagakarsa sub-district, South Jakarta. Methods The research design was a quasi-experimental study with one group pre-test post-test. The sample in this study were 20 volunteer health workers as respondents who were determined by quota sampling method. Data collection was carried out on February 15 - March 30 2016 using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using wilcoxon signed rank test. Results The results showed that there was a significant difference in knowledge of volunteer health workers before and after having a lactation management training (p=0.003; =0.05). Conclusion It could be concluded that there is an increase in knowledge of volunteer health workers after having a training of lactation management. It is recommended that the volunteer health worker training be carried out continuously.

Keywords :

Women's Health; Lactation Management; Health Worker Training