Analysis on family complementary food feeding behavior in infants and young children with food allergies
Objective To analyze the behavior complementary foods feeding in infants and young children with food aller-gy,so as to carry out more targeted nutritional interventions.Methods Infants and young children aged 6-24 months,a-long with their caregivers,who visited the Children's Hospital of Shandong University between July 2021 and December 2022,were selected as the study participants.A total of 148 infants and young children with their caregivers were included in this study,including 65 in the food allergy group and 83 in the control group.Their basic information and related data such as complementary food feeding behavior were obtained through a questionnaire survey,and statistical analysis was performed.Results The time of adding complementary foods in the food allergy group was later than that in the control group(t=4.762),and non exclusive breastfeeding was predominant within 6 months(x2=15.647).The proportion of family history of allergies in the food allergy group was also higher than that in the control group(x2=4.015).The a-bove differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Regarding the attitudes toward allergic food,there was a statis-tically significant difference between the 2 groups in"whether allergenic food were normally attempted to be added"(x2=21.234).Regarding caregiver behavior,there was a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in"the number of days per week chasing children to feed food"(x2=7.176).In the dietary behavior of infants and young children,"the number of days per week that children do not concentrate on eating(watching TV or playing with mobile phones or toys while eating)(x2=6.163)","the number of days that children eat more than half an hour per week(x2=11.326)","the number of days per week that children are picky eaters(x2=8.156)"were statistically significant different between the 2 groups.Conclusion There are misconceptions about the family complementary feeding behavior of infants and young children with food allergies,such as the attitude of caregivers towards allergenic foods,their feeding behavior,and the diet-ary behavior of infants and young children.Health education should be strengthened to correct irrational feeding behav-iors.
Food allergyInfants and young childrenComplementary food additionFeedingNutrition
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