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Patterns in Mothers’ Recollection of Health Care Providers’ Young Child Feeding Recommendations
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11 2022
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Source: J Nutr Educ Behav. 54(11):1024-1033
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Alternative Title:J Nutr Educ Behav
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Description:Objective:
Characterize feeding guidance mothers recall receiving from their child’s health care provider (HCP).
Design:
Cross-sectional study of mothers participating in the 2017–2019 National Survey of Family Growth.
Participants:
US mothers reporting (n = 1,302) information about their youngest child (aged 6 months to 5 years).
Variables Measured:
Weighted percentage of mothers who recalled their child’s HCP discussing 6 different feeding topics by demographic characteristics.
Analysis:
Logistic regression assessing the relationship between recall of feeding guidance and demographics.
Results:
In this sample, 36.9% of mothers (95% confidence interval, 32.3–41.4) recalled HCPs recommending solid food before 6 months old (34.6% at 4–5 months, and 2.3% before 4 months). Mothers who were older or had a higher education level were more likely than their counterparts to recall their HCP discussing several of the feeding topics examined.
Conclusion and Implications:
Mothers reported high recollection of early childhood nutrition guidance from their HCP; however, certain topics (eg, appropriate timing of solid food introduction) could be prioritized, and some subpopulations may need additional focus to improve receipt of messages. A better understanding of variability in recall of feeding guidance could provide information for interventions to address barriers to receiving and retaining guidance.
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Pubmed ID:36357041
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11036331
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Volume:54
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Issue:11
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