Citation
Allotey, Diana; Flax, Valerie L.; Ipadeola, Abiodun F.; Kwasu, Sarah; Adair, Linda S.; Valle, Carmina G.; Bose, Sujata; & Martin, Stephanie L. (2022). Fathers' Complementary Feeding Support Strengthens the Association between Mothers' Decision-Making Autonomy and Optimal Complementary Feeding in Nigeria. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(7), nzac098. PMCID: PMC9283102Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evidence about the effects of mothers' decision-making autonomy on complementary feeding is not consistent, generating hypotheses about whether complementary feeding social support moderates the relation between mothers' decision-making autonomy and the practice of complementary feeding.OBJECTIVES: This study examined the moderation effect of fathers' complementary feeding support on the association of mothers' decision-making autonomy with the WHO complementary feeding indicators of minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency, and minimum acceptable diet, and post hoc secondary outcomes of feeding eggs or fish the previous day. The study also examined the concordance between mothers' and fathers' perspectives of mothers' autonomy and fathers' complementary feeding support.
METHODS: Data were from cross-sectional surveys of 495 cohabiting parents of children aged 6-23 mo enrolled in an Alive & Thrive initiative implementation research study in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Logistic regression models were used to examine moderation, and
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac098Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
Current Developments in NutritionAuthor(s)
Allotey, DianaFlax, Valerie L.
Ipadeola, Abiodun F.
Kwasu, Sarah
Adair, Linda S.
Valle, Carmina G.
Bose, Sujata
Martin, Stephanie L.
Article Type
RegularPMCID
PMC9283102Data Set/Study
Alive & Thrive (A&T) InitiativeContinent/Country
NigeriaORCiD
Adair - 0000-0002-3670-8073Martin, S. - 0000-0002-0378-802X