Maternal Attributes and Child Minimum Acceptable Diet during COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Authors

  • Athiya Fadlina Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON)/Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional (PKGR), Universitas Indonesia
  • Judhiastuty Februhartanty Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON)/Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional (PKGR), Universitas Indonesia
  • Saptawati Bardosono Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia – Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.ijhn.2021.008.02.2

Keywords:

Dietary diversity, Meal frequency, Minimum acceptable diet, COVID-19 Pandemic, Indonesia

Abstract

Appropriate complementary feeding practices must be sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic for optimal growth and development of a child. However, the studies assessing factors associated with complementary feeding practices during COVID-19 are still limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate maternal attributes and minimum acceptable diet (MAD) of 6-11-month-old children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This study was part of the “COVID-19 Mom-Infant Study†and was conducted in all regions of Indonesia using an online survey. Chi-square or Fisher's exact test was performed to examine the relationship between MAD and maternal attributes, with a significant level at p-value <0.05. From a total of 262 data collected, 74%, 77.1%, 94.3% of the children aged 6-11 months have met MAD, MDD (minimum dietary diversity), and MMF (minimum meal frequency), respectively. Mother’s education level (OR= 3.625; 95%CI [1.805 – 7.280]) and working status (OR= 2.197; 95%CI [1.291 – 3.895] were found associated with child’s MAD. One-third of children did not receive the recommended infant and young children feeding practices. Conducting nutrition interventions to mothers with lower education and not working should be a priority under these circumstances.

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Fadlina A, Februhartanty J, Bardosono S. Maternal Attributes and Child Minimum Acceptable Diet during COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. IJHN [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];8(2):108-19. Available from: https://ijhn.ub.ac.id/index.php/ijhn/article/view/490

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