Document Detail


Maternal compliance with nutritional recommendations in an allergy preventive programme.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11861235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: To assess maternal compliance with nutritional recommendations in an allergy preventive programme, and identify factors influencing compliance behaviour. METHODS: Randomised double-blind intervention study on the effect of infant formulas with reduced allergenicity in healthy, term newborns at risk of atopy. Maternal compliance with dietary recommendations concerning milk and solid food feeding was categorised. RESULTS: A total of 2252 newborns were randomised to one of four study formulas. The drop out rate during the first year of life was 13.5% (n = 304). The rates of high, medium, and low compliance to milk feeding during weeks 1-16 were 83.4%, 4.0%, and 7.5%; the corresponding rates to solid food feeding during weeks 1-24 were 60.0%, 12.1%, and 22.9%. In 5.1% of subjects no nutritional information was available. Low compliance was more frequent among non-German parents, parents with a low level of education, young mothers, smoking mothers, and those who weaned their infant before the age of 2 months. CONCLUSIONS: Evaluation of allergy preventive programmes should take into account non-compliance for assessing the preventive effectiveness on study outcome.
Authors:
A Schoetzau; U Gehring; K Franke; A Grübl; S Koletzko; A von Berg; D Berdel; D Reinhardt; C P Bauer; H-E Wichmann;
Related Documents :
17995805 - Inactivation of enterobacter sakazakii in infant milk formula by gamma irradiation: det...
18493215 - Effects on faecal microbiota of dietary and acidic oligosaccharides in children during ...
9257225 - Comparison of two computational formulas for a wais-r seven subtest short form.
20402725 - Reducing the risk for formula-fed infants: examining the guidelines.
6638675 - Age-dependent effects of aminobutyryl muramyl dipeptide on alveolar macrophage function...
16693985 - Body build in infants: i. the technique of measuring the external dimensions of the bod...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of disease in childhood     Volume:  86     ISSN:  1468-2044     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Dis. Child.     Publication Date:  2002 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-02-25     Completed Date:  2002-04-01     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372434     Medline TA:  Arch Dis Child     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  180-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Neuherberg, Germany. schoetzau@gsf.de
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Breast Feeding
Double-Blind Method
Female
Health Behavior*
Health Promotion
Humans
Hypersensitivity / genetics,  prevention & control*
Infant Food*
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Mothers / psychology*
Patient Compliance
Comments/Corrections

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Inhaler devices for asthma: do we follow the guidelines?
Next Document:  The importance of testing for adrenoleucodystrophy in males with idiopathic Addison's disease.