Table 3.
Correct participant responses to infant and young child feeding knowledge questions, as determined by Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants recommendations.†
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All ‡ N (%) |
Gender n (%) |
Age, in years n (%) |
Household Income, in thousands of CAD$ n (%) |
Parental Status n (%) |
Education n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Infant and young child feeding knowledge question (Correct Recommendation) |
Women | Men | 19‐29 | 30‐44 | 45‐64 | 65+ | <$20 | $20‐<$50 | $50‐<$100 | ≥$100 | Parent | Non‐Parent |
High_school or less |
College or Undergraduate | Post Graduate | |
|
Best food for a newborn infant (Breastmilk) |
192 (86) | 113 (85) | 76 (88) | 43 (78)a | 61 (82)ab | 58 (91)ab | 28 (100)b | 30 (70)a | 41(89)b | 63 (91)b | 45 (87)b | 134 (88) | 58 (83) | 41 (84) | 112 (86) | 36 (92) |
|
Exceptions to exclusive breastfeeding (Vitamin D drops; medication if needed) |
25 (10) | 18 (13) | 6 (7) | 2 (4) | 12 (16) | 8 (12) | 3 (10) | 3 (7) | 3 (7) | 11 (16) | 7 (13) | 21 (13) | 4 (6) | 6 (12) | 15 (11) | 4 (10) |
|
Age to terminate any breastfeeding (≥24 months) |
68 (32) | 37 (30) | 28 (33) | 17 (34)ab | 30 (44)a | 17 (27) ab | 4 (14)b | 15 (36) | 18 (40) | 24 (39) | 11 (23) | 46 (33) | 22 (31) | 15 (32) | 39 (31) | 14 (40) |
|
Age to start complementary feeding (6 months) |
92 (41) | 69 (52)a | 22 (26)b | 17 (32) | 32 (44) | 32 (49) | 10 (35) | 15 (35) | 24 (52) | 26 (39) | 24 (45) | 74 (48)a | 18 (26)b | 19 (40) | 54 (41) | 18 (46) |
|
Best first solid food (Iron fortified cereal; meat and meat alternatives) |
69 (37) | 51 (45)a | 18 (25)b | 14 (32) | 20 (32) | 23 (41) | 10 (42) | 1 (29) | 18 (50) | 20 (35) | 15 (32) | 54 (40) | 15 (28) | 17 (38) | 39 (35) | 12 (41) |
|
Age to start lumpy textures (6‐9 months) |
82 (37) | 68 (52)a | 13 (15)b | 14 (26) | 33 (45) | 27 (43) | 7 (24) | 13 (30) | 17 (40) | 25 (37) | 25 (48) | 70 (46)a | 12 (18)b | 18 (38) | 46 (35) | 17 (45) |
|
Age to start family meal foods (6‐12 months) |
119 (53) | 89 (67)a | 29 (33)b | 17 (31)a | 48 (66)b | 38 (60)b | 14 (45)ab | 19 (43)a | 19 (43)a | 33 (48)a | 41 (77)b | 99 (64)a | 20 (29)b | 28 (58) | 66 (50) | 23 (59) |
|
Age to introduce cow's milk (≥ 9 months) |
122 (76) | 73 (78) | 47 (73) | 30 (91) | 41 (76) | 34 (74) | 16 (64) | 23 (66)a | 21 (66)a | 35 (83)ab | 36 (90)b | 84 (74) | 38 (81) | 25 (66) | 74 (82) | 20 (69) |
|
Types of cow's milk to introduce (3.25% milk fat) |
100 (62) | 67 (72)a | 33 (50)b | 16 (47)a | 42 (76)b | 29 (63)ab | 12 (50) ab | 19 (56) | 20 (41) | 27 (63) | 28 (70) | 81 (71)a | 19 (40)b | 19 (49) | 59 (66) | 21 (72) |
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Contraindicated complementary foods (Choking hazards; honey; raw or undercooked meat, seafood or egg; unpasteurized milk or juice) |
139 (37) | 96 (43)a | 40 (28)b | 36 (40)a | 55 (44)a | 38 (36)a | 9 (16)b | 36 (38)a | 19 (28)b | 42 (37)a | 34 (44)a | 97 (38) | 42 (35) | 27 (31) | 96 (42) | 14 (26) |
Within each comparison category (gender, age, household income, parental status, and education), labeled values in a row with a different letter differ, p<0.05 (x 2 test with Bonferroni post‐hoc test); absence of superscript letter indicates no significant difference.
N differs due to participants skipping some questions.