Table 1.
The attitudesa of mothers and fathers regarding IYCF practices
| Mothers' attitudes (n = 47) | Fathers' attitudes (n = 47) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preintervention | Postintervention | p value | Preintervention | Postintervention | p value | |||||||||
| Attitudes towards IYCF practices | 1 = Good (%) | 2 = Not good (%) | 3 = Not sure (%) | 1 = Good (%) | 2 = Not good (%) | 3 = Not sure (%) | 1 = Good (%) | 2 = Not good (%) | 3 = Not sure (%) | 1 = Good (%) | 2 = Not good (%) | 3 = Not sure (%) | ||
| Continuing breastfeeding after 6 months | 100 | 0 | 0 | 97.8 | 2.2 | 0 | .32 | 91.7 | 0 | 8.3 | 97.2 | 0 | 2.8 | .32 |
| Feeding a variety of foods at each meal | 89.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0 | .26 | 62.2 | 2.7 | 35.1 | 91.9 | 8.1 | 0 | .001* |
| Feeding multiple times per day | 91.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0 | .41 | 89.2 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 83.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 |
1.00 |
| Feeding leafy greens | 70.2 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 89.4 | 6.4 | 4.3 | .01* | 83.8 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 89.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | .43 |
| Feeding eggs | 77.3 | 22.7 | 0 | 93.2 | 6.8 | 0 | .04* | 75.7 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 83.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 | .18 |
| Feeding fish | 80.9 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 95.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .03* | 91.7 | 0 | 8.33 | 94.4 | 0 | 5.6 | .66 |
| Feeding yogurt | 89.3 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 85.1 | 12.8 | 2.1 | .78 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 8.1 | 2.7 | .06 |
| Feeding cow pea | 97.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 97.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 1.00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Feeding peanuts | 51.1 | 38.3 | 10.6 | 53.2 | 40.4 | 6.4 | .61 | 56.8 | 27.0 | 16.2 | 46 | 35.1 | 18.9 | .47 |
| Feeding orange F&V | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Feeding other F&V | 76.1 | 0 | 23.9 | 87 | 0 | 13 | .17 | 39 | 0 | 61 | 82.1 | 0 | 17.9 | .001* |
| Feeding thin porridge | 97.8 | 2.2 | 0 | 76.1 | 23.9 | 0 | .004* | 100 | 0 | 0 | 86.5 | 13.5 | 0 | .03* |
| Feeding thick porridge | 93.6 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .39 | 97.3 | 0 | 2.7 | 91.9 | 8.1 | 0 | .71 |
| Feeding meat | 66 | 21.3 | 12.8 | 74.5 | 17 | 8.5 | .38 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 16.3 | 59 | 28.2 | 12.8 | .12 |
| Feeding milk | 93.6 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .39 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Feeding cheese | 89.4 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .17 | 97.3 | 0 | 2.7 | 97.3 | 2.7 | 0 | .66 |
| Feeding organ meat | 85.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 91.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | .28 | 91.4 | 0 | 8.6 | 94.3 | 0 | 5.7 | .66 |
| Feeding homegrown F&V | 97.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .32 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Abbreviations: IYCF, infant and young child feeding; F&V, fruits and vegetables.
a
Attitudes refer to the favourable or unfavourable judgements that participants made regarding infant and young child feeding (IYCF) behaviours. Participants were asked whether they thought each IYCF practice or behaviour was good, bad, or they were unsure.
*
Denotes significance at p < .05.