Maternal socio‐demographic characteristics and associated complementary feeding practices of children aged 6–18 months with moderate acute malnutrition in Arua, Uganda
Autor: | Richard B. Kajjura, Susanna Maria Kassier, Frederick Johannes Veldman |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine Nutrition Education Socio demographics Dietary diversity Mothers Medicine (miscellaneous) 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Logistic regression Diet Surveys 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Humans Medicine Uganda Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena School education Meal 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Infant Baseline survey medicine.disease Infant Nutrition Disorders Diet Malnutrition Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Acute Disease Female business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 32:303-310 |
ISSN: | 1365-277X 0952-3871 |
Popis: | Background There is a paucity of published data regarding maternal socio-demographic characteristics and associated complementary feeding practices of moderately malnourished infants and young children (IYC) in sub-Saharan Africa. In the present study, this association was investigated in Arua, Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional baseline survey was conducted among 204 conveniently sampled mothers of IYC aged 6-18 months with moderate acute malnutrition earmarked for dietary supplementation in four randomly selected sub-counties to determine their socio-demographic characteristics using a validated questionnaire. A 24-h recall was used to evaluate complementary feeding practices in terms of minimum dietary diversity (MDD), minimum meal frequency (MMF) and minimum acceptable diet (MAD). Associations were determined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results The majority (70.1%) of mothers had a primary school education, with 15% having no formal education. Foods especially purchased or prepared for IYC were provided by 42.6% of the mothers. The MDD and MMF of IYC were 13.2% and 41.2%, respectively. MMF and MDD for MAD were met by 6.9% of IYC. Maternal level of education and MMF was significantly associated (P = 0.003), whereas the provision of foods especially purchased or prepared for IYC was significantly associated with MMF (P = 0.003). Maternal care was significantly associated with MAD (P = 0.004). Conclusions Optimal complementary feeding practices were not met by the majority of mothers. Maternal level of education and care of IYC were strong predictors of MMF. Nutrition education and care should be promoted among mothers of IYC with moderate acute malnutrition to improve MDD, MMF and MAD. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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