Table 2.
Reasons Reported for Prechewing or Prewarming Food Among Care Providers of HIV-Exposed Children in the NISDI-LILAC Study
| Reported reasons that prompted the feeding practice | Prechewing (n=8) | Prewarming (n=10) |
|---|---|---|
| Prechewing/prewarming for a child is done in my/their family | 3 | 6 |
| I was/they were away from home and did not have baby food with me/them when the child needed to be fed so I/they prechewed/prewarmed food | 2 | – |
| Prechewing/prewarming is a habit for me/them | 2 | 3 |
| The food was too hot and I/they did not have time to cool it | 0 | 6 |
| Other reasonsa | 4 | 1b |
a
Other reasons include: could not afford commercial baby food (1), I think it helps with baby's digestion of food (1), the child refused other food (1), no specific reason (1).
b
No specific reason (1).