Child Nutrition Outcomes Associated with Father’s Feeding Styles in Ghana

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.074

Lauren Haldeman PhD, Siddique Gbanha Bawa M.Phil

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Abstract

Background

Childhood overweight/obesity is a public health concern often associated with parental diet-related factors. Despite increased father involvement in child feeding, the influence of their feeding styles and dietary habits on child nutrition is under-researched.

Objective

This study examines the relationships between fathers’ feeding styles, nutrition knowledge, and children's diet quality and weight status.

Study Design, Settings, Participants

This community-based case-control study involved 151 children (6-12 years) with overweight/obesity and 151 with healthy weight in the Tamale Metropolis. Multistage random sampling was used to recruit fathers (≥20 years) and their children. Data were collected via face-to-face computer-assisted personal interviewing.

Measurable Outcome/Analysis

Children's diet quality and weight status were outcome variables, and cross-tabulations were used to test associations with fathers' dietary diversity, nutrition knowledge, and feeding style (pressure and restriction) using SPSS.

Results

Fathers (n = 302) practiced high restriction (41.7%), pressure to eat (72.7%), had high nutrition knowledge (46%), and did not meet minimum dietary diversity (57.6%). Children had low diet quality (65.6%). Significant associations were found between fathers' nutrition knowledge and child’s diet quality [χ² (2, N = 302) = 12.06, p = 0.002], and fathers’ dietary diversity and child’s diet quality [χ² (2, N = 302) = 52.83, p < 0.001]. Pressure to eat was not significantly associated with child’s diet quality but was associated with childhood overweight/obesity [χ² (2, N = 302) = 135.4, p < 0.001].

Conclusions

Interventions that focus on fathers' nutrition knowledge, dietary diversity and feeding style could be useful to address the diet quality and weight status of children.

Funding

UNC Greensboro, School of Health and Human Sciences

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加纳儿童营养状况与父亲喂养方式的关系

儿童超重/肥胖是一个公共健康问题，通常与父母饮食相关因素有关。尽管父亲越来越多地参与儿童喂养，但他们的喂养方式和饮食习惯对儿童营养的影响尚未得到充分研究。目的探讨父亲喂养方式、营养知识与儿童饮食质量和体重状况的关系。研究设计、环境、参与者本研究以社区为基础，纳入了塔梅尔市151名超重/肥胖儿童（6-12岁）和151名健康体重儿童（6-12岁）。采用多阶段随机抽样方法，招募年龄≥20岁的父亲及其子女。数据通过面对面的计算机辅助个人访谈收集。可测量的结果/分析儿童的饮食质量和体重状况是结果变量，使用SPSS使用交叉表来检验与父亲饮食多样性、营养知识和喂养方式（压力和限制）的关联。结果父亲（n = 302人）有高限制饮食（41.7%）、强迫饮食（72.7%）、高营养知识（46%）和不满足最低膳食多样性（57.6%）的行为。儿童饮食质量低（65.6%）。重大协会之间被发现父亲的营养知识和孩子的饮食质量(χ²(2 N = 302) = 12.06,p = 0.002],和父亲的饮食多样性和孩子的饮食质量(χ²(2 N = 302) = 52.83,p & lt;0.001]。饮食压力与儿童饮食质量无显著相关性，但与儿童超重/肥胖相关[χ 2 （2, N = 302） = 135.4,p <；0.001]。结论以父亲的营养知识、膳食多样性和喂养方式为重点的干预措施有助于改善儿童的饮食质量和体重状况。资助北卡罗来纳大学格林斯博罗分校健康与人文科学学院

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

11.50%

发文量

379

审稿时长

44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.