Table 6.
Importance of BLW disadvantages in the group of mothers using BLW (n = 240).
| The Most Significant Disadvantage |
Significant Flaw | Neither a Disadvantage nor an Advantage |
In My Opinion, This Is Not a Disadvantage |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Risk of choking | 88 | 36.7% | 73 | 30.4% | 45 | 18.8% | 34 | 14.2% |
| Risk of nutritional deficiencies | 7 | 2.9% | 84 | 35.0% | 75 | 31.3% | 74 | 30.8% |
| Unfavorable reactions from professionals/environment | 3 | 1.3% | 14 | 5.8% | 75 | 21.3% | 148 | 61.7% |
| Mess when learning to eat on your own | 25 | 10.4% | 57 | 23.8% | 51 | 21.3% | 107 | 44.9% |
| Problematic determination of the portion eaten by the child | 8 | 3.3% | 57 | 23.8% | 58 | 24.2% | 117 | 48.8% |
| The child decides how much and whether to eat a meal | 6 | 2.5% | 15 | 6.3% | 40 | 16.7% | 179 | 74.6% |
| The child associates meals with a form of play | 6 | 2.5% | 15 | 6.3% | 75 | 21.3% | 144 | 60.0% |
| Need to devote more time | 7 | 2.9% | 35 | 14.6% | 65 | 27.1% | 133 | 55.4% |