Feeding of young children during diarrhea: caregivers' intended practices and perceptions

Pantenburg, Birte; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Ruiz, Joaquim; Ecker, Lucie

dc.contributor.author	Pantenburg, Birte
dc.contributor.author	Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean
dc.contributor.author	Ecker, Lucie
dc.contributor.author	Ruiz, Joaquim
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-10T18:11:36Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-10T18:11:36Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8021
dc.description.abstract	Childhood diarrhea is an important cause of malnutrition, which can be worsened when caretakers limit nutritional support. We queried 390 caregivers and their children in a peri-urban community in Lima, Peru regarding general perceptions of feeding and feeding practices during diarrhea. Overall, 22.1% of caregivers perceived feeding during diarrhea to be harmful. At baseline, 71.9% of caregivers would discontinue normal feeding or give less food. Most would withhold milk, eggs, and meats. Approximately 40% of caregivers would withhold vegetables and fruits. A pilot educational intervention was performed to improve feeding during diarrhea. At follow-up survey 3 months later, none of the caregivers would recommend withholding food. Only 23.2% would recommend discontinuing normal feeding and 1.8% perceived food to be damaging. Misperceptions of the role of feeding during diarrhea pose a significant health risk for children, but a simple educational intervention might have a major impact on these perceptions and practices.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject	Adult	en_US
dc.subject	Aged	en_US
dc.subject	Breast Feeding	en_US
dc.subject	Caregivers/education/psychology	en_US
dc.subject	Child, Preschool	en_US
dc.subject	Diarrhea/complications/epidemiology/therapy	en_US
dc.subject	Eating	en_US
dc.subject	Female	en_US
dc.subject	Follow-Up Studies	en_US
dc.subject	Food/classification	en_US
dc.subject	Home Nursing	en_US
dc.subject	Humans	en_US
dc.subject	Infant	en_US
dc.subject	Male	en_US
dc.subject	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject	Mothers/education/psychology	en_US
dc.subject	Perception	en_US
dc.subject	Peru/epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Feeding of young children during diarrhea: caregivers' intended practices and perceptions	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0235
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn	1476-1645