Authors
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background: This study intended to clarify the determining factors of complementary feeding
practices among Tehran 6–24 months failure to thrive children in order to use the results for
planning the interventions to reduce the possible adverse effects. Materials and Methods: In
this study, 132 mothers of three medical and health centers were chosen by random sampling
among those centers operating under the supervision of south of Tehran District Health Center
and study data were collected from them. A valid and reliable questionnaire as a data collection
instrument developed based on behavioral analysis phase of PRECEDE model. Spearman and
Pearson’s correlation coefficient test were used to determine the statistical relationship between
factors associated with complementary feeding practices among mothers. Results: The
mothers’ knowledge was as follows: 0.8%, 20.4%, and 78.8% of them were good, medium,
and poor, respectively. Mean scores for the mothers’ performance in terms of supplementary
feeding was 66.8. Pearson correlation indicated a positive and significant correlation between
the mothers’ performance with enabling and reinforcing factors, but there wasn’t any significant
relationship between the mothers’ performance and knowledge about complementary feeding.
Conclusions: According to the obtained results, reinforcing factors, and enabling factors are
associated with the mothers’ performance in terms of complementary feeding. Hence, attention
to these issues is essential for better health interventions planning.
Keywords
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