Abstract:

So far, health cadres have been involved in various activities of the maternal health and child planning program, but the assistance of lactation cadres for postpartum mothers is still not active because there are no guidelines for assisting lactation cadres (PeKa ASI) that can be used. This study aimed to develop guidelines for PeKa ASI and assess its effectiveness in increasing the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Experimental research design. The population of all cadres of 2 villages in the Panekan District area, a sample of 50 cadres using the PeKa ASI guidelines, and 50 cadres were not given treatment (conventionally using the Maternal and Child Health book). The research variables are the guidelines for PeKa Breastfeeding and the effectiveness of its use. The data collection instrument for PeKa ASI guidelines is accompanied by a questionnaire and checklist. Descriptive and statistical data analysis techniques of paired sample T Test, Independent Sample T Test on normally distributed data and Wilcoxon Test and Mann Whitney Test on abnormally distributed data. The results showed that the intervention group and the control group could improve the knowledge and skills of health cadres (p-value < 0.05) but could not improve the attitude of health cadres (p-value > 0.05). The PeKa ASI Guidelines are more effective in improving the knowledge, attitudes and skills of health cadres than just using Maternal and Child Health books.

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