Novel Method for Estimating Nutrient Intakes Using a Semistructured 24-Hour Diet Recall for Infants and Young Children in Rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrient-level intakes from home-prepared complementary foods are rarely estimated among infants and young children in low-income settings. The major constraints are related to lack of standard recipes and ingredients and portion sizes.

Objectives

This article describes the feasibility, applicability, and validity of a post hoc qualitative methodology to estimate nutrient intakes in children using 24-h dietary recall.

Methods

Semistructured, interviewer-administered caregiver 24-h diet recalls were conducted to assess food intake among children participating in a randomized trial of complementary food supplementation at ages 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 24 mo in rural Bangladesh. At the end of the diet data collection, focus group discussions with mothers (n

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury ZT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447588 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature