Preschool children's unbalanced diet and its related factors : from the perspective of mother's working status

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  • KIDA Haruyo
    Department of Human Care Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba
  • TAKEDA Fumi
    Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • MONMA Takafumi
    Department of Human Care Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba
  • HOTOGE Shuko
    Department of Human Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Human Arts and Sciences
  • ASANUMA Tohru
    Department of Human Care Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba
  • FUJIHARA Aiko
    Department of Oral Health Science Kyushu University of Nursing and Welfare
  • KOHDA Yasuko
    Department of Human Care Studies, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba

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  • 母親の就業状況別にみた幼児の偏食とその関連要因
  • ハハオヤ ノ シュウギョウ ジョウキョウ ベツ ニ ミタ ヨウジ ノ ヘンショク ト ソノ カンレン ヨウイン
  • Preschool children's unbalanced diet and its related factors : from the perspective of mother's working status

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Objective : This study investigates whether the working status of mothers results in an unbalanced diet (no acceptance of disliked foods) of their preschool children, and the relationship of the preschool children's unbalanced diet and its relevant factors.<br>Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted using the responses of 1,145 mothers at 15 public kindergartens in a suburban city located in the Kanto region. A self-rating questionnaire examined mother's age and working, child's age and gender, the unbalanced diet of mother and their child, and eating education provided to child.<br>Results : The unbalanced diet of children were not associated with the working status of their mothers. Among non-working mothers, the causal factors of the unbalanced diet of their children were classified as the unbalanced diet of the mother, neglecting to instruct child not to waste food, not giving to child's meal child disagreeable foods or weak foods. Among working mothers, not engaging their child to help in the preparation of meals was the most prominent cause of children's diet unbalances.<br>Conclusion : It was suggested that although the working status of mothers has no direct effect on the unbalanced diet of their childrens, differences in the factors relating to the unbalanced diet of their childrens depend on whether the mother is employed or unemployed.

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