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Yoshie Sano1, Brianna Routh2, Jane Lanigan1
1Dept. of Human Development, Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue, Vancouver, WA, 98686, USA.
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|December 24, 2018
Summary
Low-income rural mothers face challenges promoting healthy child eating habits due to environmental and knowledge gaps. Educational programs must address these contextual factors to improve family feeding environments.
Area of Science:
- Child Nutrition
- Maternal Health
- Rural Health Disparities
Background:
- Limited understanding of how socioeconomic factors influence maternal feeding practices.
- Rural, low-income mothers' unique challenges in shaping child eating behaviors are understudied.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the factors influencing food parenting behaviors among low-income, rural mothers.
- To identify the disconnect between maternal intentions and practices in promoting healthy child eating.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive and qualitative analysis.
- Surveys and in-depth interviews with 55 and 17 mothers, respectively, in Washington state.
Main Results:
- A significant gap exists between mothers' healthy eating intentions and their actual food parenting behaviors.
- Contributing factors include nutrition knowledge, childhood experiences, food insecurity, housing instability, and limited access to resources.
Conclusions:
- Contextual challenges and mothers' existing knowledge systems must be addressed in interventions.
- Educational programming is needed to support rural mothers in creating healthier family feeding environments.
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