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The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria
Children’s feeding patterns and health outcomes are important determinants of any country’s food and nutrition security status. This study assessed the household food security and feeding patterns of preschoolers in Niger State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive design and a multi-stage samplin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9572999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36235764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14194112 |
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author | Omachi, Bosede Alice Van Onselen, Annette Kolanisi, Unathi |
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description | Children’s feeding patterns and health outcomes are important determinants of any country’s food and nutrition security status. This study assessed the household food security and feeding patterns of preschoolers in Niger State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive design and a multi-stage sampling technique were employed to analyze 450 preschool children from selected local government areas. Household food security was measured using the HFIAS nine-item questionnaire, and feeding patterns were evaluated using the qualitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The mean age of the preschoolers was 3.71 ± 0.80 years. A majority (61.30%) of the children consumed cereal-based products, while fruits and vegetables were the least consumed (16.40%). More than half (59.80%) of the preschoolers met their minimum dietary diversity. Almost all (98.80%) of the children were from food-insecure households, with 40.3% being severely food insecure. Parity, religion, and having a breadwinner and source of potable water were significantly associated with the adequacy of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among the preschoolers (F value = 5.528, p ≤ 0.05). The contribution of poor feeding patterns and household food insecurity to the overall health outcome of preschoolers cannot be overlooked. Hence, nations must prioritize improving the availability, accessibility, and utilization of food to better meet the nutritional needs of preschool children. |
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spelling | pubmed-95729992022-10-17 The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria Omachi, Bosede Alice Van Onselen, Annette Kolanisi, Unathi Nutrients Article Children’s feeding patterns and health outcomes are important determinants of any country’s food and nutrition security status. This study assessed the household food security and feeding patterns of preschoolers in Niger State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive design and a multi-stage sampling technique were employed to analyze 450 preschool children from selected local government areas. Household food security was measured using the HFIAS nine-item questionnaire, and feeding patterns were evaluated using the qualitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The mean age of the preschoolers was 3.71 ± 0.80 years. A majority (61.30%) of the children consumed cereal-based products, while fruits and vegetables were the least consumed (16.40%). More than half (59.80%) of the preschoolers met their minimum dietary diversity. Almost all (98.80%) of the children were from food-insecure households, with 40.3% being severely food insecure. Parity, religion, and having a breadwinner and source of potable water were significantly associated with the adequacy of minimum dietary diversity (MDD) among the preschoolers (F value = 5.528, p ≤ 0.05). The contribution of poor feeding patterns and household food insecurity to the overall health outcome of preschoolers cannot be overlooked. Hence, nations must prioritize improving the availability, accessibility, and utilization of food to better meet the nutritional needs of preschool children. MDPI 2022-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9572999/ /pubmed/36235764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14194112 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Omachi, Bosede Alice Van Onselen, Annette Kolanisi, Unathi The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title | The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title_full | The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title_fullStr | The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title_short | The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria |
title_sort | household food security and feeding pattern of preschool children in north-central nigeria |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9572999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36235764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14194112 |
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