| Maternal knowledge of infant feeding guidelines and label reading behaviours in a population of new mothers in San Francisco, California. | |
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PMID: 19888918 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between maternal nutrition knowledge and maternal socio-demographics including participation in the Special Supplemental Women, Infants and Children's (WIC) Program. A cross-sectional study of new mothers at two San Francisco hospitals was conducted using some of the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines in a structured questionnaire to assess maternal nutritional knowledge. Maternal nutritional attitudes towards product nutrient labels were also assessed in a questionnaire format. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the odds of having high maternal nutrition knowledge and of infrequently reading nutrition labels. In multivariate logistic regression models, higher maternal nutrition knowledge (defined as answering all four nutrition questions correctly) was associated with higher income levels defined as > or =$25 000/year, odds ratio (OR) 10.03 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.51-66.74), and in linear models, higher nutritional knowledge was associated with having more children (P < 0.01), a higher income (P = 0.01) and not being a WIC participant (P < 0.01). Mothers with higher incomes were also more likely to read product nutritional labels OR 4.24, 95% CI (1.24-14.51), compared with mothers with lower incomes as were mothers with higher education levels OR 3.32, 95% CI (1.28-8.63). In San Francisco, lower income mothers are at greatest risk for low maternal nutrition knowledge and not reading product nutritional labels. Higher household income was independently associated with increased maternal nutrition knowledge and likelihood of reading nutritional labels. More comprehensive interventions need to target low-income mothers including current WIC participants to help close the nutritional advantages gap conferred by income and education. |
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Authors:
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Janet M Wojcicki; Roberto Gugig; Suganya Kathiravan; Kate Holbrook; Melvin B Heyman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Maternal & child nutrition Volume: 5 ISSN: 1740-8709 ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Nutr Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-05 Completed Date: 2010-09-16 Revised Date: 2013-05-31 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101201025 Medline TA: Matern Child Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 223-33 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94134-0136, USA. wojcicki@gmail.com |
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Adult Breast Feeding Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Educational Status Ethnic Groups Female Food Labeling* Guidelines as Topic* Health Education Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Income Infant Infant Food Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Infant, Newborn Logistic Models Maternal Behavior* Questionnaires San Francisco Social Class |
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K24 DK060617-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; T32 DK007762-28/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; T32 DK007762-32/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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