Table A2.
Young children feeding behaviour observations at baseline and evaluation
| Young children feeding behaviour observations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 observations | 32 observations | Fisher's exact (two‐sided) p‐value | Qualitative summary | |
| Baseline | Evaluation | Length of feeding: 5–30 min | ||
| n/N (%) | n/N (%) | |||
| Cleans hands before feeding using hand sanitiser or hot, soapy water | 4/10 (40) | 8/15 (53) | 0.688 | Limited handwashing observed; feeding on only organization's schedule; feeding cues not observed by caregivers; multiple children fed at the same time; force feeding; limited self‐feeding; caregivers are attentive to children; environments were calm, quiet and appropriately lit |
| Cleans/assists with cleaning young children's hands before mealtime | 4/11 (36) | 6/14 (42.9) | 1 | |
| Caregiver does not leave young children unattended during mealtimes | 14/14 (100) | 29/31 (93.5) | 1 | |
| Caregiver supervises and assists young children (<3 years) with using a spoon or cup | 11/12 (91.6) | 15/24 (62.5) | 0.115 | |
| Caregiver allows older children (>3 years) to feed themselves with minimal assistance | 10/11 (90) | 12/14 (85.7) | 1 | |
| Caregiver feeds when the child is showing signs of hunger | 8/9 (80) | 22/27 (81.4) | 1 | |
| Caregiver stops feeding infants when showing signs of fullness | 11/12 (91.6) | 25/29 (86.2) | 1 | |
| Caregiver allows young children to decide how much they will eat | 6/12 (50) | 5/17 (29.4) | 0.438 | |
| Caregiver feeds one child at a time | 6/12 (50) | 10/21 (47.6) | 1 | |
| Caregiver does not allow multiple children to use the same spoon, cup or dish | 5/6 (83) | 9/14 (64.3) | 0.613 | |
| Caregiver cleans hands after mealtime using hand sanitiser or hot, soapy water | 6/10 (60) | 10/14 (71.4) | 0.673 | |
| Caregiver cleans/assists with cleaning young children's hands after mealtime | 6/11 (54) | 16/22 (72) | 0.437 | |
| The caregiver allows ample time for the child to appropriately and safely eat/swallow each bite | No observations completed | 3/6 (50) | ‐ | |
| The caregiver appropriately feeds the child at the child's pace | 7/9 (80) | 4/12 (40) | 0.080 | |
| The caregiver cleans/assists with cleaning children's hands after mealtime (yes = desired) | 1/6 (16) | 5/8 (62.5) | 0.138 | |