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Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya

This study examines barriers to fish consumption during the complementary feeding period in two coastal counties of Kenya with high rates of child malnutrition. Study findings indicate that young child fish consumption is impacted by factors related to accessibility, food preferences, and caregiver’...

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Autores principales: Cartmill, Mary Kate, Blackmore, Ivy, Sarange, Catherine, Mbeyu, Ruth, Cheupe, Christopher, Cheupe, Joaquim, Kamau-Mbuthia, Elizabeth, Iannotti, Lora, Wamukota, Andrew, Humphries, Austin, Lesorogol, Carolyn
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35286341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265310
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author Cartmill, Mary Kate
Blackmore, Ivy
Sarange, Catherine
Mbeyu, Ruth
Cheupe, Christopher
Cheupe, Joaquim
Kamau-Mbuthia, Elizabeth
Iannotti, Lora
Wamukota, Andrew
Humphries, Austin
Lesorogol, Carolyn
author_facet Cartmill, Mary Kate
Blackmore, Ivy
Sarange, Catherine
Mbeyu, Ruth
Cheupe, Christopher
Cheupe, Joaquim
Kamau-Mbuthia, Elizabeth
Iannotti, Lora
Wamukota, Andrew
Humphries, Austin
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description This study examines barriers to fish consumption during the complementary feeding period in two coastal counties of Kenya with high rates of child malnutrition. Study findings indicate that young child fish consumption is impacted by factors related to accessibility, food preferences, and caregiver’s knowledge and beliefs about fish during the complementary feeding period. These factors are influenced by prominent community figures such as elder women and health workers, whose own beliefs and understandings are impacted by underlying cultural norms, potentially limiting fish consumption. To our knowledge, this is the first study conducted in the coastal region of Kenya to focus on understanding fish consumption attitudes and beliefs during the complementary feeding phase. Our findings represent a critical first step towards the creation of more effective policies and interventions to address the significant nutritional disparities that exist in the study population.
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spelling pubmed-89202372022-03-15 Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya Cartmill, Mary Kate Blackmore, Ivy Sarange, Catherine Mbeyu, Ruth Cheupe, Christopher Cheupe, Joaquim Kamau-Mbuthia, Elizabeth Iannotti, Lora Wamukota, Andrew Humphries, Austin Lesorogol, Carolyn PLoS One Research Article This study examines barriers to fish consumption during the complementary feeding period in two coastal counties of Kenya with high rates of child malnutrition. Study findings indicate that young child fish consumption is impacted by factors related to accessibility, food preferences, and caregiver’s knowledge and beliefs about fish during the complementary feeding period. These factors are influenced by prominent community figures such as elder women and health workers, whose own beliefs and understandings are impacted by underlying cultural norms, potentially limiting fish consumption. To our knowledge, this is the first study conducted in the coastal region of Kenya to focus on understanding fish consumption attitudes and beliefs during the complementary feeding phase. Our findings represent a critical first step towards the creation of more effective policies and interventions to address the significant nutritional disparities that exist in the study population. Public Library of Science 2022-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8920237/ /pubmed/35286341 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265310 Text en © 2022 Cartmill et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Cartmill, Mary Kate
Blackmore, Ivy
Sarange, Catherine
Mbeyu, Ruth
Cheupe, Christopher
Cheupe, Joaquim
Kamau-Mbuthia, Elizabeth
Iannotti, Lora
Wamukota, Andrew
Humphries, Austin
Lesorogol, Carolyn
Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title_full Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title_fullStr Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title_short Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
title_sort fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: qualitative research findings from coastal kenya
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35286341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265310
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