Effect of food texture and responsive feeding on food intake of infants aged 9–11 months, West Gojjam, Ethiopia

Abstract

Globally, an estimated 162 million children less than five years of age are chronically undernourished. With 44% of children under the age of 5 years being stunted, 10% wasted, and 29% underweight, Ethiopia has one of the highest malnutrition rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Inadequate dietary intake due to compromised appetite along with poor quality complementary foods that are high in fiber and low in nutrient-density may be part of the problem. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of fiber content and responsive feeding style on the food intake of infants. A within subject cross over design was used to evaluate the effect of fiber and responsive feeding on food intake of infants. Complementary foods that are high and low in fiber were formulated. A trial among 36 mother-infant pairs (9-11 months) was investigated the food intake when high and low fiber complementary foods with and without responsive feeding were provided. Intake of LF of the infants (87.66 g) was significantly higher than HF (86.18 g). After receiving responsive feeding training, infants' intake was increased by 12.15 and 27.83% for HF and LF, respectively. Food intake decreases with increased fiber content. Responsive feeding significantly increases food intake, but the magnitude of the increase is dependent on fiber content. Applying responsive feeding and decorticating grains to decrease the fiber content is recommended to improve infants' food intake and prevent under nutrition.

Responsive Feeding dan Stunting Pada Anak : Literature Review

“…Pada saat memberikan makan dengan metode responsive feeding pada anak tentunya kandungan gizi dari makanan juga harus diperhatikan, riset yang dilakukan di Ethiopia dan dilakukan uji coba di antara 36 pasangan ibu-bayi (9-11 bulan) untuk menyelidiki asupan makanan ketika makanan pendamping ASI berserat tinggi dan rendah dengan dan tanpa pemberian makanan yang responsif disediakan dan didapatkan hasil dimana pemberian makanan responsif secara signifikan meningkatkan asupan makanan, tetapi besarnya peningkatan tergantung pada kandungan serat (Atsbha, 2021). Selain itu, untuk mencapai kesembuhan anak stunting harus diberikan intervensi pemenuhan nutrisi yang cukup seperti protein sebagai bekal tumbuh kembang anak, zat besi yang dapat membantu proses penyebaran oksigen dari paru-paru ke seluruh tubuh, karbohidrat sebagai sumber energi dan kalsium sebagai penopang bentuk tubuh (Prafitiri et.al,2022).…”