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The Relationship between Household Food Security, Child Feeding Practice
and Children’ Weight Status: A Cross-Sectional Study among Low Income
Mothers in Terengganu
Cheah Pei Shyuan
Supervisor: Dr. Noor Salihah Binti Zakaria
Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)
School of Food Science & Technology (PPSTM)
Parents’ child feeding practices play an important role in determining the eating behaviour
in young children. This study aims to assess the relationship between household food
security status, child feeding practices and children’ weight status among low income
mothers in Terengganu. A cross-sectional study using convenience sampling will be
conducted at 5 public health clinics located in Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus. A total
of 118 of low income mothers between ages of 18-45 years with net household income
less than RM 3000 who has child aged 1-3 years will be recruited. The following
instruments will be used: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), Child Feeding
Questionnaire (CFQ) and children’ weight at 1 year old. Descriptive test and parametric
test will be applied (SPSS 20.0). The relationship between household food security status,
child feeding practices and children’ weight status among low income mothers in
Terengganu is expected to be significantly.
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