HUBUNGAN PERAN KELUARGA DENGAN PRAKTEK PEMBERIAN MAKANAN PENDAMPING ASI PADA BAYI UMUR 6-24 BULAN DI KABUPATEN JEMBER [CORRELATION BETWEEN FAMILY OF ROLES AND COMPLEMENTARY BREAST FEEDING PRACTICES AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6-24 MONTHS IN JEMBER]

Family have an essential roles to fulfill the growth and development of their children, in particularly for requiring of daily complementary breast feeding practices (CBFP). The aimed of study was to examine the correlation between family of roles and CBFP among children aged 6-24 months in Jember, A cross-sectional design was performed 113 of mothers cluster random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure of sociodemographic of mothers and their children, while Family Assessment Device was performed to measure family of roles. Then, complementary feeding practices questionnaire was used to measure CBFP. Spearmen Rank test was used to analyze the data. Among 113 of mothers, the median score of family of role and CBFP were 29 (Z=1.870; p-value=0.002) and 22 (Z= 1.94; p-value= 0.001), respectively. The CBFPs was categorized enough (89.4%). There were a significantly correlation between the family of role and CBFP among children aged 6-24 months (r= 0.297; p-value=0.001). Family of role is correlation with CBFP among children aged 6-24 months. Therefore, family roles should be involved to practice complementary breast feeding. Furthermore, health care provider in community health centers (Puskesmas) could give counseling regarding complementary feeding according to the age of the baby. Keyword: family of role; complementary breast feeding; children