Followed by prenatal growth, young children phase is considered as the baby is developed with the fastest rate. This phase laterally affects on the nutritionally healthy status in the adulthood. Unlike the adults, furthermore, children can’t choose nutrition themselves so that mother’s parenting kno...
Followed by prenatal growth, young children phase is considered as the baby is developed with the fastest rate. This phase laterally affects on the nutritionally healthy status in the adulthood. Unlike the adults, furthermore, children can’t choose nutrition themselves so that mother’s parenting knowledge and behavior affect on their growth. Therefore, right training aimed at mother’s education is necessary. Fast increase in the number of multicultural society, however, lacks for the right dieting education to mothers in their families. This study was intended to be surveyed for the young child’s weaning practice, mother’s nutrition knowledge, child’s eating habits, child’s dietary attitude, and nutrient intake level. Based on these information, nutritional status was assessed. The survey was consisted of 15.2% of 6-11 months children, 65.2% of 1-2 years old children, and 19.7% of 3-5 years old. Among the multicultural mothers, 74.2% was in the 20-29 years old of age and 68% was vietnamese in their nationality. Vietnamese was the most common group, followed by Chinese, Cambodian, and Philippines. Meal preparation were mostly done by mothers(96.4%) as well as parenting the children(93.9%). According to the feeding method, breast feeding was the highest number with 48.5%, followed by 25.8% with both breast feeding and processed milk, followed by 25.8% with processed milk. 48.5% of mothers gained the information on the feeding method from their friend. Most of them preferred to accept the training for making weaning food. The average of nutrition knowledge score was 7.03 out of 10. There was a significant difference based on their duration in Korea. The average score of weaning food nutrition knowledge of the mothers was 6.02 out of 10 and the score for the children diet habit was averaged with 36.66 out of 50. The average score for children eating attitude was 33.91 out of 50. "Child eats his favorite food a lot." and "Child tries to eat the food he doesn't like." showed the lowest scores, which means that children in the muticultural families do not eat a balanced food. The evaluation of the nutritional status of children at the aged 1-2 was shown as calories(95.7%), Folate(83.8%), Calcium(99.5%), which were less than recommended amount of nutrition consumption. For the aged 3-5, they consumed calories (80.2%), Folate (90.0%), Calcium (78.2%), Iron (94.8%), which was reported to be less than the recommended amounts. In addition, less than 75 % children eat the recommended amount of nutrients, the ratio for the ages of 1-2 were 60.5% folic acid, 39.5% vitamin C, 37.2% of calcium, and for age 3-5, they consumed 53.8% of folic acid, 46.2% of calories and calcium, 38.5% of vitamin A and iron. We could see that 1-2 years and 3 to 5 years of the children took enough folic acid at the highest percentage of 75%. The subjects of the mothers who consumed less than recommended amount of food nutrients showed the results as follows: the mothers of 20 to 29 years old consumed calories(73.6%), folate(60.4%), calcium(85.3%), iron(78.9%), but the mothers of age between 30 and 49 years old took calories(76.6%), vitamin C(97.3%), niacin(80.2%), folate(59.7%), calcium(80.2%). Mothers who showed under 75% of recommended nutrition intake were aged at 20-29; 77.1%, of folic acid, 58.3% of calories, 56.3% iron. For the aged 30-49, 83.3% of folic acid, 55.6% of calories, 44.4% of iron and calcium were estimated, respectively. We could predict that there is a close correlation between mother’s lacks of nutrients and lacks of child’s nutrition. As a result, we could make a conclusion that multicultural families are at the poor state in nutrition. For more evaluation of the nutritional status of the children and the mothers in the multicultural families, next studies need to be done by increasing the number of subject and the educational materials for them.
Followed by prenatal growth, young children phase is considered as the baby is developed with the fastest rate. This phase laterally affects on the nutritionally healthy status in the adulthood. Unlike the adults, furthermore, children can’t choose nutrition themselves so that mother’s parenting knowledge and behavior affect on their growth. Therefore, right training aimed at mother’s education is necessary. Fast increase in the number of multicultural society, however, lacks for the right dieting education to mothers in their families. This study was intended to be surveyed for the young child’s weaning practice, mother’s nutrition knowledge, child’s eating habits, child’s dietary attitude, and nutrient intake level. Based on these information, nutritional status was assessed. The survey was consisted of 15.2% of 6-11 months children, 65.2% of 1-2 years old children, and 19.7% of 3-5 years old. Among the multicultural mothers, 74.2% was in the 20-29 years old of age and 68% was vietnamese in their nationality. Vietnamese was the most common group, followed by Chinese, Cambodian, and Philippines. Meal preparation were mostly done by mothers(96.4%) as well as parenting the children(93.9%). According to the feeding method, breast feeding was the highest number with 48.5%, followed by 25.8% with both breast feeding and processed milk, followed by 25.8% with processed milk. 48.5% of mothers gained the information on the feeding method from their friend. Most of them preferred to accept the training for making weaning food. The average of nutrition knowledge score was 7.03 out of 10. There was a significant difference based on their duration in Korea. The average score of weaning food nutrition knowledge of the mothers was 6.02 out of 10 and the score for the children diet habit was averaged with 36.66 out of 50. The average score for children eating attitude was 33.91 out of 50. "Child eats his favorite food a lot." and "Child tries to eat the food he doesn't like." showed the lowest scores, which means that children in the muticultural families do not eat a balanced food. The evaluation of the nutritional status of children at the aged 1-2 was shown as calories(95.7%), Folate(83.8%), Calcium(99.5%), which were less than recommended amount of nutrition consumption. For the aged 3-5, they consumed calories (80.2%), Folate (90.0%), Calcium (78.2%), Iron (94.8%), which was reported to be less than the recommended amounts. In addition, less than 75 % children eat the recommended amount of nutrients, the ratio for the ages of 1-2 were 60.5% folic acid, 39.5% vitamin C, 37.2% of calcium, and for age 3-5, they consumed 53.8% of folic acid, 46.2% of calories and calcium, 38.5% of vitamin A and iron. We could see that 1-2 years and 3 to 5 years of the children took enough folic acid at the highest percentage of 75%. The subjects of the mothers who consumed less than recommended amount of food nutrients showed the results as follows: the mothers of 20 to 29 years old consumed calories(73.6%), folate(60.4%), calcium(85.3%), iron(78.9%), but the mothers of age between 30 and 49 years old took calories(76.6%), vitamin C(97.3%), niacin(80.2%), folate(59.7%), calcium(80.2%). Mothers who showed under 75% of recommended nutrition intake were aged at 20-29; 77.1%, of folic acid, 58.3% of calories, 56.3% iron. For the aged 30-49, 83.3% of folic acid, 55.6% of calories, 44.4% of iron and calcium were estimated, respectively. We could predict that there is a close correlation between mother’s lacks of nutrients and lacks of child’s nutrition. As a result, we could make a conclusion that multicultural families are at the poor state in nutrition. For more evaluation of the nutritional status of the children and the mothers in the multicultural families, next studies need to be done by increasing the number of subject and the educational materials for them.
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