The Relationship Between Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and The Success of Exclusive Breastfeeding

Breast milk is the most effective way to ensure health and safety of children. The achievement exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia still relatively low. In 2018 it was only 65.16%. end, obstacles experienced by mother affect mother's self-confidence or called self-efficacy. This study aims determine relationship between self-efficacy success research design analytic with a cross sectional approach. population mothers who have children aged 6-24 months totaling 36 people working area Muara Dua Health Center, Lhokseumawe City. sampling technique purposive sampling. BSES-SF (Breastfeeding Self Efficacy Scale – Short Form) questionnaire used data collection. Breastfeeding mostly low (52.8%), unsuccessful (38.9%), there (p value = 0.001 <0.05). There significant Success Exclusive Breastfeeding.