Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, West Java 16911, Indonesia.
Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Midwifery. 2024 Nov;138:104146. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104146. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
To explore caregivers' perspectives on complementary feeding in rural and urban areas of Central Java, Indonesia.
A qualitative comparative study using in-depth interviews. We applied thematic analysis to identify themes and subthemes and presented representative quotes.
Rural and urban villages in Central Java Province, Indonesia.
46 mothers and grandmothers of 6- to 23-month-old children.
We identified five themes: 1) timing of food introduction, 2) types of complementary foods, 3) meal preparations, 4) complementary food benefits, and 5) expectations toward complementary foods. While caregivers in urban areas had more favourable perceptions of complementary feeding, some misperceptions existed regarding complementary feeding in both areas. These misconceptions included the age of complementary food introduction, the delay in introducing animal-source foods, and the emphasis on any food the child preferred as long as they ate rather than on healthy food choices.
There were similarities and differences in complementary feeding perspectives between caregivers in rural and urban areas. Therefore, policymakers and public health workers should design interventions to enhance complementary feeding practices by addressing the contextual issues in specific settings.
探讨印度尼西亚中爪哇省农村和城市地区照料者对补充喂养的看法。
采用深度访谈的定性比较研究。我们应用主题分析来确定主题和子主题，并呈现有代表性的引述。
印度尼西亚中爪哇省的农村和城市村庄。
46 名 6 至 23 个月大儿童的母亲和祖母。
我们确定了五个主题：1）食物引入的时间，2）补充食品的类型，3）膳食准备，4）补充食品的益处，5）对补充食品的期望。虽然城市地区的照料者对补充喂养有更有利的看法，但在这两个地区都存在一些对补充喂养的误解。这些误解包括补充食品引入的年龄、动物源食品引入的延迟，以及强调孩子喜欢的任何食物，只要他们吃，而不是强调健康的食物选择。
农村和城市地区照料者对补充喂养的看法既有相似之处，也有不同之处。因此，政策制定者和公共卫生工作者应该设计干预措施，通过解决特定环境中的背景问题，来加强补充喂养实践。
