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Pendapat Pembaca Awam terhadap Buku "Air Susu Ibu dari Ayah untuk dan Bayi" (Reader's Opinion toward Book entitled" Breasfeeding: from Father for Mother and Baby)
Although fathers were known supportive in mothers’ breastfeeding practice,they have limited access toward correct information about breastfeedingpractice. Book can be a potential source of information for fathers. This preliminarystudy is aimed at exploring opinion about a book containing informationabout breastfeeding and the role of father from voluntary male andfemale readers as informants. This study employed qualitative approach.Informants were recruited purposively based on their educational level, sex,marital status, parity, and fondness of book reading. Content analysis wasemployed for analysis. This study found that all informants stated that thebook is important and beneficial, however, breastfeeding is as female domain.Having the book read, all informants agreed that fathers do play rolesin breastfeeding practice, that is in this study found to be related to psychologicalsupport to the breastfeeding mothers. It is suggested that thisstudy needs to be followed up by other study to assess the effect of the bookin improving the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the readers.
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