Caregiver Perceptions of Child Diet Quality: What Influenced Their Judgment
This study aimed at assessing the correctness of a caregiver’s perception of their child’s diet status and to determine the factors which may influence their judgment. 815 child-caregiver pairs were recruited from two primary schools. 3-day 24-h recall was used to evaluate children’s dietary intake,...
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| description | This study aimed at assessing the correctness of a caregiver’s perception of their child’s diet status and to determine the factors which may influence their judgment. 815 child-caregiver pairs were recruited from two primary schools. 3-day 24-h recall was used to evaluate children’s dietary intake, Chinese Children Dietary Index (CCDI) was used to evaluate the dietary quality. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore the factors that could influence the correctness of caregiver’s perception. In the current study, 371 (62.1%) children with “high diet quality” and 35 (16.1%) children with “poor diet quality” were correctly perceived by their caregivers. Children who were correctly perceived as having “poor diet quality” consumed less fruits and more snacks and beverages than those who were not correctly perceived (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Obese children were more likely to be correctly identified as having “poor diet quality” (OR = 3.532, <i>p</i> = 0.040), and less likely to be perceived as having “high diet quality”, even when they had a balanced diet (OR = 0.318, <i>p</i> = 0.020). Caregivers with a high level of education were more likely to correctly perceive children’s diet quality (OR = 3.532, <i>p</i> = 0.042). Caregivers in this study were shown to lack the ability to correctly identify their children’s diet quality, especially amongst children with a “poor diet quality”. Obesity, significantly low consumption of fruits or high consumption of snacks can raise caregivers’ awareness of “poor diet quality”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fec2b809aecb44fb80e627f5ddf6900f2023-11-23T12:04:35ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-12-0114112510.3390/nu14010125Caregiver Perceptions of Child Diet Quality: What Influenced Their JudgmentLijing Shao0Yan Ren1Yanming Li2Mei Yang3Bing Xiang4Liping Hao5Xuefeng Yang6Jing Zeng7School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool Research Center for Woman and Child Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool Research Center for Woman and Child Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, ChinaThis study aimed at assessing the correctness of a caregiver’s perception of their child’s diet status and to determine the factors which may influence their judgment. 815 child-caregiver pairs were recruited from two primary schools. 3-day 24-h recall was used to evaluate children’s dietary intake, Chinese Children Dietary Index (CCDI) was used to evaluate the dietary quality. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore the factors that could influence the correctness of caregiver’s perception. In the current study, 371 (62.1%) children with “high diet quality” and 35 (16.1%) children with “poor diet quality” were correctly perceived by their caregivers. Children who were correctly perceived as having “poor diet quality” consumed less fruits and more snacks and beverages than those who were not correctly perceived (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Obese children were more likely to be correctly identified as having “poor diet quality” (OR = 3.532, <i>p</i> = 0.040), and less likely to be perceived as having “high diet quality”, even when they had a balanced diet (OR = 0.318, <i>p</i> = 0.020). Caregivers with a high level of education were more likely to correctly perceive children’s diet quality (OR = 3.532, <i>p</i> = 0.042). Caregivers in this study were shown to lack the ability to correctly identify their children’s diet quality, especially amongst children with a “poor diet quality”. Obesity, significantly low consumption of fruits or high consumption of snacks can raise caregivers’ awareness of “poor diet quality”.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/1/125childdiet qualitycaregiver perceptionCCDI |
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| title | Caregiver Perceptions of Child Diet Quality: What Influenced Their Judgment |
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