Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya
Responsive infant and young child feeding as a reciprocal relationship between the child and his or her caregiver is recommended by the WHO but has received less attention than dietary diversity or meal frequency up to now. The current study assessed common (non)responsive child feeding practices an...
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| author | Kretz, Eleonore C. Itaru, Annet Glas, Maria Gracias Waswa, Lydiah M. Jordan, Irmgard |
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| description | Responsive infant and young child feeding as a reciprocal relationship between the child and his or her caregiver is recommended by the WHO but has received less attention than dietary diversity or meal frequency up to now. The current study assessed common (non)responsive child feeding practices and factors that facilitate or hinder caregivers to improve feeding practices in rural Teso South Sub-County, Western Kenya. The qualitative study used focus group discussion (n = 93) and Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) (n = 48) to identify challenges and opportunities in household food distribution and feeding practices. Overall, the implementation of responsive feeding practices was feasible for the caregivers. Parents reported mainly positive experiences in terms of the child’s feeding behavior and effects on child health. Traditional beliefs, practices, and cultural norms hindered some households to change intrahousehold food distribution. Households who manage to implement responsive feeding even in food insecure regions should be consulted to (a) improve existing nutrition education messages that acknowledge these cultural norms, (b) to include more responsive feeding information in nutrition education material, and (c) to address gender norms to create awareness of the importance of responsive feeding practices and the need for adequate time allocation for infant and young child feeding. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1253862025-12-08T10:29:22Z Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya Kretz, Eleonore C. Itaru, Annet Glas, Maria Gracias Waswa, Lydiah M. Jordan, Irmgard feeding habits nutrition security consumer behaviour hábitos alimenticios seguridad nutricional comportamiento del consumidor Responsive infant and young child feeding as a reciprocal relationship between the child and his or her caregiver is recommended by the WHO but has received less attention than dietary diversity or meal frequency up to now. The current study assessed common (non)responsive child feeding practices and factors that facilitate or hinder caregivers to improve feeding practices in rural Teso South Sub-County, Western Kenya. The qualitative study used focus group discussion (n = 93) and Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) (n = 48) to identify challenges and opportunities in household food distribution and feeding practices. Overall, the implementation of responsive feeding practices was feasible for the caregivers. Parents reported mainly positive experiences in terms of the child’s feeding behavior and effects on child health. Traditional beliefs, practices, and cultural norms hindered some households to change intrahousehold food distribution. Households who manage to implement responsive feeding even in food insecure regions should be consulted to (a) improve existing nutrition education messages that acknowledge these cultural norms, (b) to include more responsive feeding information in nutrition education material, and (c) to address gender norms to create awareness of the importance of responsive feeding practices and the need for adequate time allocation for infant and young child feeding. 2022-11-04 2022-11-09T11:56:36Z 2022-11-09T11:56:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125386 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Kretz, E.C.; Itaru, A.; Glas, M.G.;Waswa, L.M.; Jordan, I. (2022) Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya. Nutrients 14: 4677 18 p. ISSN: 2072-6643 |
| spellingShingle | feeding habits nutrition security consumer behaviour hábitos alimenticios seguridad nutricional comportamiento del consumidor Kretz, Eleonore C. Itaru, Annet Glas, Maria Gracias Waswa, Lydiah M. Jordan, Irmgard Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title | Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title_full | Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title_short | Is responsive feeding difficult? A case study in Teso South Sub-County, Kenya |
| title_sort | is responsive feeding difficult a case study in teso south sub county kenya |
| topic | feeding habits nutrition security consumer behaviour hábitos alimenticios seguridad nutricional comportamiento del consumidor |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125386 |
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