BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES OF CAREGIVERS REGARDING INFANT FEEDING AND WEIGHT DEVELOPMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Del Vale, Gabriela Fernandes; Oliveira, Gustavo Luis de; Saraiva, Thalia Silva; Kishi, Renata Giannecchini Bongiovanni; Melo, Debora Gusmão; Avó, Lucimar Retto de; Germano, Carla Maria Ramos

doi:10.1590/ce.v28i0.92835

Gabriela Fernandes Del Vale Corresponding author: Gabriela Fernandes Del Vale, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCAR, Rod. Washington Luiz, s/n - Monjolinho, São Carlos - SP, 13565-905. E-mail: gabriela.fernandes90@gmail.com

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Gustavo Luis de Oliveira

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design of the work

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analysis

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Thalia Silva Saraiva

conception

design of the work

acquisition

analysis

interpretation of data for the work

Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Renata Giannecchini Bongiovanni Kishi

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Debora Gusmão Melo

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Lucimar Retto de Avó

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Carla Maria Ramos Germano

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Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Enfermagem, São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Associate editor: Dra. Claudia Palombo

Corresponding author: Gabriela Fernandes Del Vale, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCAR, Rod. Washington Luiz, s/n - Monjolinho, São Carlos - SP, 13565-905. E-mail: gabriela.fernandes90@gmail.com

CHILDREN					CAREGIVERS
Sociodemographic variables, health history, and lifestyle habits			n	%	Sociodemographic variables, health history and lifestyle habits		n	%
Sex		Male	115	53	Education	High School	74	34
Sex		Female	103	47	Education	Elementary School	144	66
Having siblings		No	32	47	Diet history	No	107	49
Having siblings		Yes	186	85	Diet history	Yes	111	51
		Normal	62	28
Type of birth		Cesarean section	156	72
Gestational age at birth		Pre-term	62	28
Gestational age at birth		Term	156	72
Diagnosable chronic disease		No	179	82
Diagnosable chronic disease			39	18
Exclusive breastfeeding		No	28	13
Exclusive breastfeeding		Yes	190	87
Screen time		Suitable	43	20
Screen time		Increased	175	80
Both parents live at home		No	24	11
Both parents live at home		Yes	194	89
Anthropometric variables					Anthropometric variables
	Sex	Anthropometric Classification	Average	Standard Deviation		Anthropometric Classification	Average	Standard Deviation
Weight	Male	Eutrophic	22.64	2.99	Weight	Eutrophic	58.44	5.80
	Male	Excess weight	31.15	5.53	Weight	Excess weight	84.25	15.90
	Female	Eutrophic	21.96	3.24	Height	Eutrophic	1.58	0.06
	Female	Excess weight	32.22	7.05	Height	Excess weight	1.59	0.07
Male	Eutrophic	1.20	0.07
Male	Excess weight	1.23	0.07
Female	Eutrophic	1.19	0.07
Female	Excess weight	1.23	0.07

	Anthropometric classification of children	Sex of the N child		Average	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Sub-scale PR	Eutrophic	Male	53	4.26	4.67	2.00	5.00
	Eutrophic	Female	52	4.23	4.50	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	4.32	5.00	2.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Female	51	4.22	5.00	1.67	5.00
Sub-scale PPW	Eutrophic	Male	53	3.18	3.25	1.50	4.25
	Eutrophic	Female	52	3.13	3.25	1.25	4.25
	Excess weight	Male	62	3.32	3.25	2.00	4.50
	Excess weight	Female	51	3.24	3.25	1.00	5.00
Sub-scale PCW	Eutrophic	Male	53	2.87	3.00	1.25	4.33
	Eutrophic	Female	52	3.04	3.00	2.00	4.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	3.08	3.00	1.67	4.33
	Excess weight	Female	51	3.16	3.00	2.00	4.00
Sub-scale CW	Eutrophic	Male	53	1.79	1.67	1.00	4.33
	Eutrophic	Female	52	2.08	2.00	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	2.89	3.00	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Female	51	2.69	2.67	1.00	5.00
Sub-scale R	Eutrophic	Male	53	3.27	3.50	1.00	5.00
	Eutrophic	Female	52	3.31	3.50	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	3.32	3.50	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Female	51	3.24	3.50	1.88	4.50
Sub-scale PE	Eutrophic	Male	53	3.22	3.75	1.00	5.00
	Eutrophic	Female	52	3.57	3.88	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	3.36	4.00	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Female	51	2.98	3.00	1.00	5.00
Sub-scale M	Eutrophic	Male	53	3.69	3.67	1.00	5.00
	Eutrophic	Female	52	3.78	4.00	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Male	62	3.90	4.00	1.00	5.00
	Excess weight	Female	51	3.46	3.67	1.00	5.00

BMI/A X CFQ scale scores	GIRLS		BOYS
BMI/A X CFQ scale scores	Correlation coefficient (rho)	p	Correlation coefficient (rho)	p
Perceived responsibility (PR)	-0.03	0.75	0.03	0.74
Perceived parental weight (PPW)	0.04	0.72	0.20	0.03*
Perceived child weight (PCW)	0.27	0.005*	0.37	<0.001*
Concern about the child’s weight (CW)	0.39	<0.001*	0.49	<0.001*
Restriction (R)	0.01	0.89	0.01	0.89
Pressure to eat (PE)	-0.30	0.002*	-0.02	0.84
Monitoring (M)	-0.07	0.48	0.05	0.57

Sub-scale	Independent variable	VIF	Nagelkerke	Significance of Global model p	ODDS ratio	p
PPW	Overweight caregivers	1.20	0.19	0.002	3.27	0.003
PCW	Full-term birth	1.20	0.20	0.011	5.32	<0.001
CW	Overweight caregivers	1.23	0.31	<0.001	3.87	0.002
	Overweight children	1.07	0.31	<0.001	3.68	<0.001
	Child having siblings	1.17	0.31	<0.001	2.70	0.041
	Increased screen time	1.14	0.31	<0.001	3.51	0.003
R	Caregiver’s low level of education	1.40	0.16	0.012	0.46	0.035

[1] Associate editor: Dra. Claudia Palombo

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