Parental Feeding Practices in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review

Kimberley A. Baxter; Smita Nambiar; Jeffrey So; Danielle Gallegos; Rebecca Byrne

doi:10.3390/ijerph19095604

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Parental Feeding Practices in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review

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Parental Feeding Practices in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review

Kimberley A. Baxter, Smita Nambiar, Jeffrey So, Danielle Gallegos and Rebecca Byrne

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.19(9), pp.1-43

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095604

PMID: 35564998

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Abstract

feeding practices

food insecurity

infant feeding

responsive feeding

parents

scoping review

Parental feeding practices and styles influence child diet quality and growth. The extent to which these factors have been assessed in the context of disadvantage, particularly household food insecurity (HFI), is unknown. This is important, as interventions designed to increase responsive practices and styles may not consider the unique needs of families with HFI. To address this gap, a scoping review of studies published from 1990 to July 2021 in three electronic databases was conducted. A priori inclusion criteria were, population: families with children aged 0–5 years experiencing food insecurity and/or disadvantage; concept: parental feeding practices/behaviours/style; and context: high income countries. The search identified 12,950 unique papers, 504 full-text articles were screened and 131 met the inclusion criteria. Almost all the studies (91%) were conducted in the United States with recruitment via existing programs for families on low incomes. Only 27 papers assessed feeding practices or styles in the context of HFI. Of the eleven interventions identified, two assessed the proportion of participants who were food insecure. More research is required in families outside of the United States, with an emphasis on comprehensive and valid measures of HFI and feeding practices. Intervention design should be sensitive to factors associated with poverty, including food insecurity.

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Title: Parental Feeding Practices in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review
Authors: Kimberley A. Baxter (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Smita Nambiar (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jeffrey So (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Danielle Gallegos (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Rebecca Byrne (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.19(9), pp.1-43
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095604
ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827
PMID: 35564998
Copyright note: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Data Availability: Not applicable.
Grant note: KB is supported by a grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation (Reference number WCCNR03) under the auspices of the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research (WCCNR). JS receives a PhD scholarship from the WCCNR.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991213080902621
Output Type: Journal article

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