Differences in nutritional status 
of preschool children in the context 
of the maternal social characteristics

Potocka, Adrianna; Jacukowicz, Aleksandra

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00971

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“…Results indicate that children of respondents that were informally employed were less likely to meet MMF guidelines. These findings are consistent with other studies, which also showed association between maternal employment and suboptimal child nutrition [2,18,21].…”

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Maternal Employment Status and Minimum Meal Frequency in Children 6-23 Months in Tanzania

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Kriser

Grant

et al. 2019

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As women in developing world settings gain access to formal work sectors, it is important to understand how such changes might influence child nutrition. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between maternal employment status and minimum meal frequency (MMF) among children in Tanzania. Interviews were conducted with 5000 mothers of children ages 0–23 months. The questionnaire used in these interviews was developed by adopting questions from Tanzania’s latest Demographic and Health Survey (2015–2016) where possible and creating additional questions needed for programmatic baseline measurements. MMF was used as proxy for child nutrition. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify associations between employment status and parenting practices of Tanzanian mothers and MMF of their children. After adjusting for confounders, informal maternal employment [OR = 0.58], lack of financial autonomy [OR = 0.57] and bringing the child with them when working away from home [OR = 0.59] were negatively associated with meeting MMF. Payment in cash [OR = 1.89], carrying food for the child [OR = 1.34] and leaving food at home for the child [OR = 2.52] were positively associated with meeting MMF. Informal maternal employment was found to be negatively associated with meeting MMF among Tanzanian children. However, behaviors such as bringing or leaving prepared food, fiscal autonomy and payment in cash showed significant positive associations. These findings could help direct future programs to reduce child stunting.

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Maternal Employment Status and Minimum Meal Frequency in Children 6-23 Months in Tanzania

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“…In the present study, marital status significantly increased the likelihood of normal nutrition status of children 28 to 36-fold for mothers who were cohabiting, married, single or widowed compared with mothers who are separated or annulled, similar to Abuya et al’s (2012) findings among Kenyan children from two urban informal settlements whose mothers were “currently in union”. Among Polish children, a significant relationship was observed among those with single mothers in terms of percentage EAR for energy compared with children whose mothers were still living with spouses/partners (Potocka and Jacukowicz, 2017). “Acceptable” levels of household food consumption score and household perception of food security protected against malnutrition among the youngest age group four-fold and two-fold, respectively.…”

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Determinants of normal nutrition among 0–59-month-old Filipino children living in low-income households

Ramirez

Ducay

2021

Nutr Health

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Background: An alternative concept in understanding malnutrition among 0 to 59-month-old children from low-income households is to look at and understand factors contributing to their good nutritional status. Aim: (a) Compared nutritional status of children across age groups in terms of weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight-for-length/height and body mass index-for-age z scores; (b) determined and compared selected characteristics of children and mothers across age; (c) identified factors affecting normal nutritional status of these children. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Philippines' 8th National Nutrition Survey among 1,990 children. Differences in mean values measured using analysis of variance; chi-square test for assessing significance of association between children with normal nutritional status across child and maternal characteristics; and multivariate logistic regression to calculate adjusted odds ratio (AORs). Results: Younger (AOR =1.63–2.54), female children (AOR=1.20), mothers neither pregnant nor lactating (AOR=1.18), have high school, vocational (AOR=1.65) or college level education (AOR=2.02), household use of water-sealed toilet (AOR=1.26), having nuclear family types (AOR=1.25) indicated protection against undernutrition. Behavior-related factors that significantly predict normal nutrition among the children were “acceptable” food consumption score among households (0 to 5 and 6 to 23 months old), delivery in health facilities (6 to 23 months old) and household use of water-sealed toilets (24 to 59 months). Conclusion: Based on the findings, activities and programs can be tailored around the behavior-related factors identified depending on the target age group, and pursued in crafting interventions to maintain normal nutrition among the children.

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“…Additionally, toddlers from caregivers who were married or living with their partner had better diet quality. Studies show that diet quality differs among single versus married mothers, marked by lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and higher intake of energydense foods (47,48).…”

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Assessing Diet Quality in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Low-income Toddlers

Kay

Silver

Yin

et al. 2020

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology &Amp; Nutrition

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Background: Low-income racially and ethnically diverse children are at higher risk for obesity compared with their counterparts; yet, few studies have assessed their diet quality. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diet quality of a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of 2-year-olds using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2010. Methods: We used 24-hour dietary recall data from caregivers of toddlers (24–34 months) at 4 pediatric resident clinics that participated in the Greenlight Study to calculate compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) using total HEI score (range 0–100) and 12 component scores. Results: Participants (n = 231) were mostly Hispanic (57%) or non-Hispanic black (27%) and from low-income families. Mean HEI-2010 score was 62.8 (standard deviation [SD] 10.5). Though not significant, Hispanics had the highest HEI score. Toddlers of caregivers without obesity, older than 35 years and born outside the United States had higher HEI scores. Most had high HEI component scores for dairy, fruit, and protein foods, but few achieved maximum scores, particularly for whole grains (13%), vegetables (10%), and fatty acid ratio (7%). Conclusions: Despite scores reflective of DGA recommendations for fruit, dairy and protein foods, toddlers in this diverse sample had low quality diets as measured by the HEI, driven largely by low component scores for whole grains, vegetables, and ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acids.

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Differences in nutritional status of preschool children in the context of the maternal social characteristics

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

Maternal Employment Status and Minimum Meal Frequency in Children 6-23 Months in Tanzania

Maternal Employment Status and Minimum Meal Frequency in Children 6-23 Months in Tanzania

Determinants of normal nutrition among 0–59-month-old Filipino children living in low-income households

Assessing Diet Quality in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Low-income Toddlers

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