Maternal Feeding Goals Described by Low-Income Mothers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify maternal feeding goals and examine associations of number and type of goals with mother and child characteristics.

Design

Qualitative interviews about child feeding and quantitative assessment of goal prevalence and associations with mother and child characteristics.

Setting

Southeastern Michigan.

Participants

A total of 287 low-income mothers (31% Hispanic or non-white) and their children ages 4 to 8 years.

Main outcome measure

Maternal feeding goals.

Analysis

Themes were generated using the constant comparative method, individual interviews were coded, and the prevalence of feeding goals was determined. Regression analyses examined associations of mother and child characteristics with the number and type of feeding goals.

SUBMITTER: Goulding AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4500661 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature