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dc.contributor.authorJayawardhana, BGMS
dc.contributor.authorSeneviwickrama, KLMD
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-05T12:45:38Z
dc.date.available2021-01-05T12:45:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/3094
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Parental feeding style influences the nutritional status, growth, development, health and survival of preschool children. The objective of this study was to describe the parental feeding styles in selected preschools in a semi-urban setting in Sri Lankan context. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 306 parent-preschooler pairs in selected preschools in Ibbagamuwa Divisional Secretariat in Kurunegala district. Validated, interviewer administered, 27-item, Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire (PFSQ) on a five point Likert scale was used to assess four common feeding styles: Encouragement to Eat (EE), Control over Eating (CE), Emotional Feeding (EF) and Instrumental Feeding (IF). Mean scores were calculated for each scale which had a possible range between 1-5 with higher scores indicating a tendency for a particular feeding style. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. The mean age of the parents was 34.86 years (SD=4.93). The majority were mothers (N=250, 81.7%) educated up to Ordinary Level (N=117, 38.2%) with an average monthly income between Rs.30, 000-50,000 (N=133, 43.5%). The mean age was 58.06 months (SD=7.62). Majority were girls (N=164, 53.6%) with normal weight for height (50.0%, N=153). Mean scores for each feeding style were EE: 4.25 (SD=0.55), CE: 3.2 (SD=0.61), EF: 2.76 (SD=0.92) and IF: 2.35 (SD=0.78). Prominent parental feeding styles were Encouragement to Eat and Control over Eating. No gender differences were observed in parental feeding styles.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectParental feeding styles, Preschool children, Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire (PFSQ)en_US
dc.titleParental Feeding Styles Of Preschoolers In A Semi-Urban Setting In Kurunegala Districten_US
dc.typeArticle Full Texten_US
dc.identifier.journal13th International Research Conference General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Universityen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos303-306en_US


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