A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended infant nutrition practices in Mumbai, India.
Adult
Child Nutrition Disorders
/ epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Diet
/ psychology
Family Characteristics
Feeding Behavior
/ psychology
Female
Growth Disorders
/ epidemiology
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Plan Implementation
Health Promotion
Humans
India
/ epidemiology
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mothers
/ psychology
Parenting
/ psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
/ psychology
Poverty Areas
Qualitative Research
Recommended Dietary Allowances
Self Efficacy
Social Support
Thinness
/ epidemiology
Barriers
Complementary feeding
Feeding methods
India
Infant nutritional physiological phenomena practices
Malnutrition
Maternal behavior
Journal
Journal of health, population, and nutrition
ISSN: 2072-1315
Titre abrégé: J Health Popul Nutr
Pays: Bangladesh
ID NLM: 100959228
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 07 2020
27 07 2020
Historique:
received:
21
11
2018
accepted:
25
03
2020
entrez:
29
7
2020
pubmed:
29
7
2020
medline:
4
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of children under age five are stunted or underweight. To improve child nutrition, interventions should address the cultural, social, and environmental influences on infant feeding practices. This study is an in-depth qualitative assessment of family barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended nutrition practices in two Mumbai slum communities, within the context of an existing nutrition education-based intervention by a local non-governmental non-profit organization. The population was purposively sampled to represent a variety of household demographics. Data were collected through 33 in-depth semi-structured interviews with caregivers (mothers and paternal grandmothers) of children age 0-2 years. Transcripts were translated and transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative analysis procedures and software. A complex set of barriers and facilitators influence mothers'/caregivers' infant-toddler feeding practices. Most infants were fed complementary foods and non-nutritious processed snacks, counter to IYCF recommendations. Key barriers included: lack of nutrition knowledge and experience, receiving conflicting messages from different sources, limited social support, and poor self-efficacy for maternal decision-making. Key facilitators included: professional nutrition guidance, personal self-efficacy and empowerment, and family support. Interventions to improve child nutrition should address mothers'/caregivers' key barriers and facilitators to recommended infant-toddler feeding practices. Nutrition interventions should prioritize standard messaging across healthcare providers, engage all family members, target prevention of early introduction of sugary and non-nutritious processed foods, and strengthen maternal self-efficacy for following IYCF recommended guidelines.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of children under age five are stunted or underweight. To improve child nutrition, interventions should address the cultural, social, and environmental influences on infant feeding practices. This study is an in-depth qualitative assessment of family barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended nutrition practices in two Mumbai slum communities, within the context of an existing nutrition education-based intervention by a local non-governmental non-profit organization.
METHODS
The population was purposively sampled to represent a variety of household demographics. Data were collected through 33 in-depth semi-structured interviews with caregivers (mothers and paternal grandmothers) of children age 0-2 years. Transcripts were translated and transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative analysis procedures and software.
RESULTS
A complex set of barriers and facilitators influence mothers'/caregivers' infant-toddler feeding practices. Most infants were fed complementary foods and non-nutritious processed snacks, counter to IYCF recommendations. Key barriers included: lack of nutrition knowledge and experience, receiving conflicting messages from different sources, limited social support, and poor self-efficacy for maternal decision-making. Key facilitators included: professional nutrition guidance, personal self-efficacy and empowerment, and family support. Interventions to improve child nutrition should address mothers'/caregivers' key barriers and facilitators to recommended infant-toddler feeding practices.
CONCLUSIONS
Nutrition interventions should prioritize standard messaging across healthcare providers, engage all family members, target prevention of early introduction of sugary and non-nutritious processed foods, and strengthen maternal self-efficacy for following IYCF recommended guidelines.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32718334
doi: 10.1186/s41043-020-00215-w
pii: 10.1186/s41043-020-00215-w
pmc: PMC7385866
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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