Validation of a measurement instrument for parental child feeding in a low and middle-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental child feeding practices (PCFP) are a key factor influencing children's dietary intake, especially in the preschool years when eating behavior is being established. Instruments to measure PCFP have been developed and validated in high-income countries with a high prevalence of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to test the appropriateness, content, and construct validity of selected measures of PCFP in a low and middle-income country (LMIC) in which there is both undernutrition and obesity in children.

Methods

An expert panel selected subscales and items from measures of PCFP that have been well-tested in high-income countries to measure both "coercive" and "structural" behaviors. Two sequential cross-sectional studies (Study 1, n = 154; Study 2,

SUBMITTER: Purwaningrum DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245694 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature