A measurement scale to assess responsive feeding among Cambodian young children

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ID15536902
AuthorsNdèye S Sall (Université de Moncton), France Begin (0000-0001-8545-1545, United Nations Children's Fund), Jérémie B Dupuis (0000-0003-4675-4484, Université de Moncton), Jimmy Bourque (0000-0002-2297-0492, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada), Lylia Menasria (Université de Moncton), Barbara Main (Canadian Celiac Association), Lenin Vong (Documentation Center of Cambodia), Vannary Hun (World Vision), David Raminashvili (World Vision), Chea Chhorvann (Ministry of Health), Chhorvann Chea (National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Ministry of Health Phnom Penh Cambodia), Lucie Chiasson (Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick), Sonia Blaney (0000-0003-1958-8783, Université de Moncton, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume16
Issue3
Pagese12956-e12956
Publication date2020-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mcn.12956
PMID31999399
OpenAlexW3003254109
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited34

The caregiver-child interaction during mealtime, which refers to responsive feeding (RF), influences child's dietary intake. In Cambodia, given the level of malnutrition, getting better knowledge of RF among young children is essential, but to do so, using an appropriate assessment tool is necessary. We aim to develop and to validate a measurement tool to assess RF in two different situations (before and after an intervention) among children 6-23 months old. This research is part of a larger trial assessing the impact of nutrition education combined or not with the provision of complementary foods on child nutritional status. The "Opportunistic Observation Form" from the Process for the Promotion of Child Feeding package was used to collect data on RF through direct observations of child's meal episodes. Data were used to define an initial scale composed of four constructs and 15 indicators. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) and Hancock and Mueller's H reliability indices were computed to assess the validity and reliability of the scale. The final tool was applied to baseline and endline data. At baseline, the sample included 243 pairs and, at endline, 248 pairs. The final scale included two latent constructs (RF and active feeding) that comprise three indicators for active feeding and five for RF. Criteria for fit indices of CFA were met for both constructs though better at baseline. Reliability coefficients were above 0.80 for each construct at baseline and endline. This research proposes a scale that could be used to assess active feeding and RF. Further validation is warranted in different contexts

Baseline (sea · Confirmatory factor analysis · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Malnutrition · Nutrition Education · Promotion (chess · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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