Benefits of Massage for Infants Aged 3 to 5 Months

Autor: N. Surtinah, Agung Suharto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Health Notions, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 291-296 (2018)
ISSN: 2580-4936
Popis: This study discussed about the evaluation of massage influence on 3 to 5-months-old baby in Tawanganom, Magetan 2017. This research was analytical research by Quasy Experimental design in form of nonequivalent control group design with population of 20 babies who were massaged and not massaged. This study used sample of total population. Independent variable was massage for baby, while, dependent variable was baby’s weight by using ratio scale. The instrument of data collection used weight scale for baby in grams. Moreover, the statistical test that was used was independent sample T-Test. The results showed that the average of baby’s weight which the baby was massaged had a greater increase rather than non-massaged baby. The result of independent t-test was obtained p-value = 0.000 (
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