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Journal Article
Complementary feeding practices and nutrient intakes of children aged 6-24 months from Bangladeshi background living in Tower Hamlets, East London: a feasibility study
2020
Overview
Background: The aim of this study was to assess dietary intakes and
complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-24 months who
are from Bangladeshi ancestry and living in Tower Hamlets, London, and
determine the feasibility of a larger, population-representative study.
Methods: Questionnaires for demographic variables and feeding
practices, and 24-h dietary recalls were administered to 25 mothers to
determine whether it would be feasible to conduct a similar study on a
representative sample size of the same population. Data from both tools
were used to determine adequacy of complementary feeding practices
through the WHO indicators and an infant and child feeding index score
as well as overall macronutrient and micronutrient intake. Results:
Four children had varying suboptimal complementary feeding practices:
two children failed to achieve the minimum dietary diversity, one child
was being fed cow's milk before the age of 1 year, and one scored
'poor' on the infant and child feeding index. Most notably,
the mean protein intake (39.7 g/day, SD 18.2) was higher than RNIs for
all age groups (P = 0.001). Vitamin D intake was below recommendations
(P = 0.006) for the 12-24-month age group. For the
10-12-month age group, zinc intake fell below recommendations (P
= 0.028). For the 6-9-month combined age group, iron and zinc
intakes were below recommendations (P = 0.021 and P = 0.002,
respectively). Conclusions: Given the feasibility of this study, the
results obtained require a large-scale study to be conducted to confirm
findings. Our initial results indicated that children from Bangladeshi
heritage may not be meeting nutritional requirements; thus, a future
intervention tailored to the needs of the Bangladeshi population may be
required to improve aspects of complementary feeding practices and
nutrient intakes of those children.
