Maternal perception of malnutrition among infants using verbal and pictorial methods in Kenya

Public Health Nutrition

Andrew M Prentice¹  Martha K Mwangome¹  James A Berkley¹  Gregory Fegan¹ 

关键词: Mothers;    Undernutrition;    Mid-upper arm circumference;    Weight-for-age;    Infants;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980014001074

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo compare mothers’ perceptions of their own infants’ nutritional status with anthropometric indicators of undernutrition.DesignA qualitative study and cross-sectional quantitative survey. The qualitative study involved developing tools to assess mother’s perception. Two methods of verbal description and a pictorial scale were developed. The quantitative survey involved measuring maternal perception and comparing it with the anthropometric measures of weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) and mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score (MUACZ).SettingA rural community setting in Kenya. SubjectsSeventy-four infants aged between 4 and 6 months, and their mothers, living in rural Kenya were enrolled.ResultsUsing verbal description, the positive and negative likelihood ratios were 3·57 (95 % CI 1·44, 9·98) and 0·69 (95 % CI 0·50, 0·96) respectively for MUACZ

【 授权许可】

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