Food Insecurity and Parent Feeding Practices in Urban and Rural Children Ages 7-12 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine associations between food insecurity and parent feeding practices for children ages 7-12 years; to determine differences between cohorts in urban and rural communities.

Design

Secondary analysis using baseline data from 2 randomized controlled trials: HOME Plus (urban) and NU-HOME (rural).

Participants

Convenience sample of 264 parent-child dyads. Children were 51.5% female, 9.28 ± 1.45 years.

Variables measured

Dependent variables included the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) restrictive feeding subscale, parent modeling of fruits and vegetables score, and family meal frequency (FMF) at breakfast and the evening meal. Food insecurity was the primary independent variable.

Analysis

Multivariable linear or Poisson regression for each

SUBMITTER: Elgersma KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036078 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature