Method Care Of Kangaroo For The Baby With Weight Of Low Birth In Hospital X
Abstract Nationally, based on riskesdas (2019), the prevalence of low birth weight was 6.2%. Based on data at Hospital X, the number of LBW in 2017, 2018 and 2019 was 207 babies (10.1% died), 254 babies (7.9% died) and 301 babies (8% died) respectively. From January to March 2020 from 34 LBW babies, 5 babies or 14.7% died. The kangaroo care method was not successful for many mother. The cause of the unsuccessfulness has to do with patient behavior, but it is not certain what factors are associated with the unsuccessfulness of kangaroo care methods. This study aims to find out what factors that influence the care of the kangaroo method in mothers with LBW at Hospital X in 2020. This research use quantitative study with a cross sectional study approach, the data collection instrument is a questionnaire. The univariate analysis showed that the largest percentage were respondents with good Kangaroo Method Care behavior (65.0%), than the respondents with bad behavior. Based on Bivariate analysis there are 4 variables that related, namely education with p value = 0.38 PR = 1.935; Knowledge with p value = 0.001 PR = 2.993; Attitude with P value = 0.31 PR = 1.909; Husband's support with p value = 0.021 PR 1.988. Meanwhile, 4 variables that are not related are age, occupation, economic level and support of officers. The results of the bivariate selection obtained 6 variables that can be included in the multivariate analysis, which are age, education, knowledge, attitudes, occupation and husband's support. while the other 2 variables, economic level and officers support, did not include in the multivariate. Variables that related based on the multivariate analysis are education, knowledge, occupation, attitudes and husband's support. Knowledge is the most dominant variable related to Kangaroo Care Behavior, with the highest OR value of 4.859