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School of Nursing
As part of the MIMIMat nutrition intervention study in Bangladesh, 120 mother-infant pairs were observed in the home at 3.5–4.0 months infant age to assess quality of feeding interaction using the NCAST Feeding Scale. Analysis of variance was used to assess interaction, stressors (food insecurity and interpersonal conflict), and distress. Lower quality of feeding interaction was related to higher food insecurity (p<0.01), greater interpersonal conflict (p<0.05), and increased distress (py0.05). Interpersonal conflict was related to reduced maternal and infant modes of communication (p<0.1), increased maternal negative behavior (p<0.05), and specific maternal self-reported feeding cues (p,0.05). Increased distress was related to reduced maternal and infant verbalizations (p,0.05).
Project Leader/Principal Investigator
Byrne, Mary
Primary Contact
Byrne, Mary
Location
Bangladesh
Funding Source
American Institute of Bangladesh Studies
Additional Researchers
Amy L. Frith, M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.cand Cornell University, P.I. Edward A. Frongillo, Ph.D., Cornell University Ruchira T. Naved, Ph.D., ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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