Sawadogo P.S., Martin-Prével Yves, Savy Mathilde, Kameli Yves, Traissac Pierre, Traore A.S., Delpeuch Francis. (2006). An infant band child feeding index is associated with the nutritional status of 6-to 23-month-old children in rural Burkina Faso. Journal of Nutrition, 136 (3), p. 656-663.
Titre du document
An infant band child feeding index is associated with the nutritional status of 6-to 23-month-old children in rural Burkina Faso
Année de publication
2006
Auteurs
Sawadogo P.S., Martin-Prével Yves, Savy Mathilde, Kameli Yves, Traissac Pierre, Traore A.S., Delpeuch Francis
Source
Journal of Nutrition, 2006,
136 (3), p. 656-663
The measurement of child feeding practices is complex and the relation between the quality of feeding and children's nutritional status is difficult to establish. We examined this relation in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa, using an adapted version of the Infant and Child Feeding Index (ICFI). A cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of children (n = 2466) aged 6-35 mo in 2002. Feeding practices were assessed through a qualitative 24-h recall. ICFIs were made age specific for children aged 6-11 mo (n = 614), 12-23 mo (n = 987), 24-35 mo (n = 865), and were divided into terciles. The association between height-for-age Z-scores (HAZ), weight-for-height Z-scores (WHZ), and ICFIs were examined separately in each age group. Multivariate analyses were performed to control for sociodemographic and economic factors. Adjusted mean HAZ in low, medium, and high categories of ICFI were, respectively, -1.67, -1.53, and -1.21 (P= 0.003) among children aged 6-11 mo; -2.54, -2.24, and -2.11 (P = 0.0002) among children aged 12-23 mo; and -2.18, -2.20, and -2.45 (P = 0.05) among children aged 24-35 mo. There was also a positive association between ICFI and WHZ in children aged 12-23 mo (P = 0.05) but a negative association in children aged 6-11 mo (P = 0.02). Among the components of ICFI, dietary diversity or variety scores and frequency of meals or snacks supported the positive associations with anthropometric indices, except for WHZ in children aged 6-11 mo, whereas breast-feeding exhibited a reverse association among older children. A suitable ICFI and/or some of its components could be used to identify vulnerable age groups and to monitor interventions in similar rural areas of Africa.
Plan de classement
Nutrition, alimentation [054]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010042010]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010042010
