Pola Asuh Ibu, Kejadian Diare dan Pertumbuhan Sampai 4 Bulan pada Bayi yang Mengalami Hambatan Pertumbuhan Dalam Rahim

Abstract

Mother caring pattern, diarrhea occurrence and growth in the first four months of infants with intra uterine growth retardation Background: Infants with Intra Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) are very sensitive toward infection especially diarrhea. Diarrhea may disrupt growth, while good quality of mother caring pattern improve growth. This study aimed to see the association between mother caring pattern, diarrhea occurrence and the growth of infants with IUGR. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in 44 IUGR infants with from birth to 4 months old. Data were collected by interviews to the mother, using a structured questionnaire and observation. The variables measured were mother caring pattern, diarrhea occurrences, environmental sanitation, health service utility and growth. Data were analyzed using Pearson and Rank- Spearman correlation tests, as well as multiple linear regressions. Results: Eighty-eight point six percents of the respondents had good quality of caring pattern. The mean diarrhea episode per child was 0.84 (±1.1), with duration of 1.8 days/episode. Cummulative incidence of diarrhea was 84.1% and incidence density of diarrhea was 3.1 person-years. Diarrhea occurrences in subjects who were partially breastfed were higher than the subjects who were exclusively breastfed. There was a correlation between mother’s feeding practice and growth (WAZ: p<0.004, BMI: p<0.039). There was no correlation between mother’s caring pattern, diarrhea occurrences, environmental sanitation, health service utility and growth. Environmental sanitation, health service utility, diarrhea occurrences, mother’s caring pattern of feeding, nursing and hygiene, were all contributed to 31.7% of WAZ scores. Conclusions: Among the mother caring pattern, only feeding practice was correlated to the growth of infants with IUGR, while diarrhea occurrences was not correlated. It is recommended that mothers of infants with IUGR should be given counseling with regard to infant feeding practice.