Poor Infant Feeding Practices and High Prevalence of Malnutrition in Urban Slum Child Care Centres in Nairobi: A Pilot Study (original) (raw)

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Ivan Mwase ,

1 Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK

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Antonina Mutoro ,

1 Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK

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Victor Owino ,

2 Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Technology, The Technical University of Kenya, P.O. Box 52428 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

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Ada L. Garcia ,

1 Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK

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Charlotte M. Wright

3 Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH Unit), School of Medicine, MVLS College, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UK

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27 October 2015

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Ivan Mwase, Antonina Mutoro, Victor Owino, Ada L. Garcia, Charlotte M. Wright, Poor Infant Feeding Practices and High Prevalence of Malnutrition in Urban Slum Child Care Centres in Nairobi: A Pilot Study, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 62, Issue 1, February 2016, Pages 46–54, https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmv071
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Abstract

Little is known about the style and quality of feeding and care provided in child day-care centres in slum areas. This study purposively sampled five day-care centres in Nairobi, Kenya, where anthropometric measurements were collected among 33 children aged 6–24 months. Mealtime interactions were further observed in 11 children from four centres, using a standardized data collection sheet. We recorded the child actions, such as mood, interest in food, distraction level, as well as caregiver actions, such as encouragement to eat, level of distraction and presence of neutral actions. Of the 33 children assessed, with a mean age of 15.9 ± 4.9 months, 14 (42%) were female. Undernutrition was found in 13 (39%) children with at least one Z score <−2 or oedema (2): height for age <−2 (11), weight for age <−2 (11), body mass index for age <−2 (4). Rates of undernutrition were highest (9 of 13; 69%) in children aged 18–24 months. Hand-washing before the meal was lacking in all centres. Caregivers were often distracted and rarely encouraged children to feed, with most children eating less than half of their served meal. Poor hygiene coupled with non-responsive care practices observed in the centres is a threat to child health, growth and development.

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Topic:

• body mass index procedure
• edema
• child day care centers
• day care
• food
• malnutrition
• kenya
• eating
• hygiene
• mood
• washing hands
• weight percentile for age
• length/height percentile for age
• child health
• growth and development
• anthropometric measures
• infant feeding methods
• mealtimes

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