Display options
Cite
Salarkia N, Neyestani TR, Omidvar N, et al. Household Food Insecurity, Mother's Feeding Practices, and the Early Childhood's Iron Status. Int J Prev Med. 2015;6:86doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.164414.
Salarkia, N., Neyestani, T. R., Omidvar, N., & Zayeri, F. (2015). Household Food Insecurity, Mother's Feeding Practices, and the Early Childhood's Iron Status. International journal of preventive medicine, 686. https://doi.org/10.4103/2008-7802.164414
Salarkia, Nahid, et al. "Household Food Insecurity, Mother's Feeding Practices, and the Early Childhood's Iron Status." International journal of preventive medicine vol. 6 (2015): 86. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2008-7802.164414
Salarkia N, Neyestani TR, Omidvar N, Zayeri F. Household Food Insecurity, Mother's Feeding Practices, and the Early Childhood's Iron Status. Int J Prev Med. 2015 Sep 03;6:86. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.164414. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26445633; PMCID: PMC4587075.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Int J Prev Med. 2015 Sep 03;6:86. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.164414. eCollection 2015.

Household Food Insecurity, Mother's Feeding Practices, and the Early Childhood's Iron Status.

International journal of preventive medicine

Nahid Salarkia, Tirang R Neyestani, Nasrin Omidvar, Farid Zayeri

Affiliations

  1. Department of Food and Nutrition Policy and Planning Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute and Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  4. Deptartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

PMID: 26445633 PMCID: PMC4587075 DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.164414

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Health consequences of food insecurity among infants and toddlers have not been fully examined. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between household food insecurity, mother's infant feeding practices and iron status of 6-24 months children.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 423 mother-child pairs were randomly selected by multistage sampling method. Children blood samples were analyzed for hemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations. Household food security was evaluated using a validated Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. The mother's feeding practices were evaluated using Infant and Young Child Feeding practice variables including: The duration of breastfeeding and the time of introducing of complementary feeding.

RESULTS: Based on the results, of the studied households only 47.7% were food secure. Mild and moderate-severe household food insecurity was 39.5% and 12.8%, respectively. Anemia, iron deficiency (ID), and iron deficiency anemia were seen in 29.1%, 12.2%, and 4.8% of children, respectively. There was no significant association between household food insecurity; mother's feeding practices and child ID with or without anemia.

CONCLUSIONS: We found no association between household food insecurity and the occurrence of anemia in the 6-24 months children. However, these findings do not rule out the possibility of other micronutrient deficiencies among the food-insecure household children.

Keywords: Feeding practices; household food insecurity; infants and toddlers; iron status; mothers

References

  1. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Jan;69(1):115-9 - PubMed
  2. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Apr;155(4):508-14 - PubMed
  3. Food Nutr Bull. 2007 Dec;28(4):406-11 - PubMed
  4. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Oct 1;66(7):1217-24 - PubMed
  5. Appetite. 2001 Jun;36(3):201-10 - PubMed
  6. Promot Educ. 2006;13(3):173-7 - PubMed
  7. J Nutr. 2004 Jun;134(6):1432-8 - PubMed
  8. J Nutr. 2006 Feb;136(2):452-8 - PubMed
  9. J Community Health Nurs. 1997;14(3):189-205 - PubMed
  10. Matern Child Health J. 2006 Mar;10(2):177-85 - PubMed
  11. Pediatrics. 2005 Feb;115(2):496-506 - PubMed
  12. Pediatrics. 2001 Jun;107(6):1381-6 - PubMed
  13. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 1990 Apr;4(2):196-204 - PubMed
  14. Lancet. 2009 Jan 31;373(9661):355-6 - PubMed
  15. Pediatrics. 1994 Nov;94(5):653-61 - PubMed
  16. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1979 Jan;68(1):29-31 - PubMed
  17. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Aug;82(2):380-7 - PubMed
  18. Pediatrics. 2008 Jan;121(1):65-72 - PubMed
  19. J Nutr. 1991 Mar;121(3):408-15 - PubMed
  20. J Am Diet Assoc. 1987 Feb;87(2):184-9 - PubMed
  21. Pediatrics. 2010 Jul;126(1):e140-9 - PubMed
  22. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Jul;102(7):924-9 - PubMed
  23. Pediatrics. 2006 Sep;118(3):e859-68 - PubMed
  24. J Nutr. 1950 Jul;41(3):433-46 - PubMed
  25. J Nutr. 2007 Sep;137(9):2160-5 - PubMed
  26. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Nov;90(5):1358-71 - PubMed
  27. Med Sci Monit. 2003 Feb;9(2):CR100-4 - PubMed
  28. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Jan;15(1):149-57 - PubMed
  29. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Nov;94(5):1358-70 - PubMed
  30. Public Health Nutr. 2002 Feb;5(1A):149-55 - PubMed
  31. Am J Public Health. 1997 Dec;87(12):1956-61 - PubMed
  32. Pediatrics. 2000 Apr;105(4):E51 - PubMed
  33. Nutr Clin Care. 2002 Jul-Aug;5(4):152-67 - PubMed
  34. Lancet. 2007 Oct 6;370(9594):1253-63 - PubMed
  35. J Nutr. 2001 Apr;131(4):1232-46 - PubMed
  36. Am J Public Health. 2001 May;91(5):781-6 - PubMed
  37. JAMA. 1997 Mar 26;277(12):973-6 - PubMed
  38. Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Apr;8(2):199-214 - PubMed
  39. Obes Res. 1997 Nov;5(6):542-8 - PubMed
  40. Food Nutr Bull. 2004 Mar;25(1 Suppl):S27-36 - PubMed
  41. Pediatrics. 2005 Feb;115(2):315-20 - PubMed
  42. Pediatr Obes. 2014 Apr;9(2):135-46 - PubMed
  43. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Nov;12(11):2120-8 - PubMed
  44. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Dec;82(6):1269-75 - PubMed
  45. BMC Public Health. 2007 Nov 30;7:345 - PubMed

Publication Types