Health first, convenience second: Caregiver perspectives of commercially produced complementary foods in five Southeast Asian capital cities.

ABSTRACT: Caregivers in low- and middle-income countries increasingly feed commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) to older infants and young children-shaped by factors including industry promotion. The dynamics of CPCF consumption and caregiver knowledge, attitudes and behaviours regarding complementary feeding practices are poorly understood in these settings. We examined how caregiver knowledge/attitudes/behaviours about CPCF shape the feeding of older infants and young children in the capital cities of five countries in Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila). An online, web-based, cross-sectional panel survey was conducted among mothers of a child aged 6-23 months. One hundred participants were included in each of the five capital cities. Questionnaires were unde

SUBMITTER: Walls H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature