Som S. V., van der Hoeven M., Laillou A., Poirot E., Chan T., Polman K., Ponce M. C., Wieringa Franck. (2021). Adherence to child feeding practices and child growth : a retrospective cohort analysis in Cambodia. Nutrients, 13 (1), p. 137 [16 p.].
Titre du document
Adherence to child feeding practices and child growth : a retrospective cohort analysis in Cambodia
Année de publication
2021
Auteurs
Som S. V., van der Hoeven M., Laillou A., Poirot E., Chan T., Polman K., Ponce M. C., Wieringa Franck
Source
Nutrients, 2021,
13 (1), p. 137 [16 p.]
Appropriate feeding in the first 1000 days of a child's life is critical for their health and growth. We determined associations between adherence to age-appropriate feeding practices and child growth in Cambodia. Children (n = 1079) were included in the first follow-up (FU) data analyses and followed for 30 months (six FUs). Data were analyzed by generalized linear mixed-effect models. Children who adhered to feeding practices on at least three FUs, with an adequate minimal dietary diversity (MDD), a minimal acceptable diet (MAD), and age-appropriate daily feeding (ADF) were less stunted (14.8%, 12.3%, and 6.4%, respectively) than children who never adhered to these indicators (25.2%, 30.1%, and 24.8%, respectively). A higher adherence to MDD and ADF was associated with a higher height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) (beta: 0.13, 95% CI: 0.01-0.25 and beta: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.22-0.50), while a higher adherence to the MDD and MAD was associated with a higher weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) (beta: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.08-0.30; and beta: 0.16, 95% CI: 0.05-0.27). A higher adherence to a minimum meal frequency (MMF) was associated with a lower HAZ (beta: -0.99, 95% CI: -1.28--0.70). Our findings showed that to reduce wasting and stunting in Cambodia, interventions should focus on improving both the quality and quantity of food intake of children under two while targeting the whole complementary feeding period.
Plan de classement
Nutrition, alimentation [054]
Description Géographique
CAMBODGE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010080647]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010080647
