Estimates of the quality of complementary feeding among Vietnamese infants aged 6-23 months varied by how commercial baby cereals were classified in 24-h recalls.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization's (WHO) standardized questionnaire for assessing infant and young child feeding practices does not include commercial baby cereals (CBC), which are derived from several food groups and are fortified with micronutrients. We examined how different scenarios for classifying CBC affect estimates of the quality of complementary feeding in children ages 6-23 months in Vietnam in 2014 (n = 4811). In addition to the WHO standardized 24-h recall questionnaire for infant and young child feeding, we asked mothers about the consumption of CBC. The five resulting scenarios were S1 - omitted CBC; S2 - CBC classified as grains; S3 - as grains and dairy; S4 - as grains, dairy and fruit/vegetables; and S5 - as grains, dairy, fruit/vegetables and any others. Including CBC resul

SUBMITTER: Tuan NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865973 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature