Child feeding practices and concerns: Thematic content analysis of Thai virtual communities

Supthanasup, Abhirat; Banwell, Cathy; Kelly, Matthew; Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara; Davis, Jenny

doi:10.1111/mcn.13095

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“…Although television is the generally accessible mass media in Thailand, the internet or social media are the most common types of mass media from which our participants gained information related to prolonged breastfeeding. This finding is consistent with recent research, which has found that online support groups are a relatively new trend in Thailand, and Facebook has become a platform for Thai parents to seek informational and emotional support related to child feeding content [40]. Apart from health care professionals, husbands and maternal grandmothers were more frequently mentioned as influential persons with extended breastfeeding than friends.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Breastfeeding at One Year among Women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Ongprasert

Siviroj

2021

IJERPH

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This study aimed to investigate factors associated with breastfeeding for at least one year among women in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 451 mothers with children aged between 12 and 24 months who visited the well-baby clinic among women who visited the well-baby clinic in secondary and tertiary hospitals. The data collected included maternal sociodemographic information, employment status, reasons contributing to continued breastfeeding, primary sources of information, and influential people affecting continued breastfeeding. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between explanatory variables and continued breastfeeding at one year. Reporting “easier to bond with baby” as a reason to continue breastfeeding (AOR 3.118, 95% CI: 2.022, 4.809) and multiparous status (AOR 1.588, 95% CI: 1.042, 2.420) were positive predictors of mothers who had breastfeeding at least one year postpartum while mothers with undergraduate education level (AOR 0.635, 95% CI: 0.404, 0.997) were more likely to discontinue breastfeeding. Our study highlighted that working mothers have lower odds of continued breastfeeding than stay-at-home mothers (SAHMs), which was found for work with day shifts (AOR 0.437, 95% CI: 0.261, 0.731), work with rotational shifts (AOR 0.481, 95% CI: 0.247, 0.934), and work from home jobs with a flexible schedule (AOR 0.439, 95% CI: 0.229, 0.838). These findings showed that both employment outside home and work from home were strong risk factors for discontinuing breastfeeding before 12 months. We suggest that a breastfeeding-friendly workplace policy is essential to enhance the continuance of breastfeeding. Additionally, working at home requires more research to explore breastfeeding barriers and establish more support strategies.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Breastfeeding at One Year among Women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Ongprasert

Siviroj

2021

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“…Thematic content analysis (TCA) – a method for identifying, analysing and reporting patterns (themes) within data (Braun and Clarke, 2008: 79) – is an established method for studying online social interactions. Rather than allowing an in-depth analysis of a single story, it enables us to understand how, what and why the members of a group want to share in a common space like Facebook groups (Ahmed et al, 2017; Haik et al, 2019; Selman et al, 2021; Supthanasup et al, 2021). TCA has also been successfully used to analyse the primary purposes of the Facebook group used by immigrants (Baran, 2018; NurMuhammad et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Online gathering in times of physical (im)mobility: Facebook practices of Malagasy mothers in France

Andrianimanana

2023

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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Based on a thematic content analysis of 813 in-group posts, the study presented in this article aimed to analyse first the implications of (social) immobility and lockdowns for vulnerable communities such as immigrants and mothers among them due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and then how Facebook groups helped these communities to cope with such challenges. The analysis was conducted within Le Groupe des Mamans Gasy de France – a Facebook group restricted to France-based Malagasy mothers. It revealed that the group was used as a safe space of benevolence amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a space for self-acceptance and empowerment, and a space for Malagasy cultural and identity anchoring. These findings align with Leah Williams Veazey's ‘migrant maternal imaginaries’ and Laura Candidatu's ‘diasporic mothering’ conceptual frameworks.

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“…Infants and preschoolers require adequate supervision regarding feeding practices, preferences and self-regulation in their diet (Haines et al, 2019). Hence the importance of professionals acting in accompanying family members and advising on good feeding habits from the beginning of life (Araújo et al, 2021), also discussing and guiding on the role of social media as a factor of interaction and search for information by family members, avoiding the influence of virtual communities that are not always made up of people with appropriate training to adequately address the subject (Supthanasup et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Feeding difficulties among Brazilian children: prevalence and associated factors

Nogueira‐de‐Almeida

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et al. 2022

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Objective: to present characteristics related to feeding difficulties (FD) in Brazilian children. Methodology: cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study with a quantitative approach that used a structured electronic questionnaire on FD, management and reaction of caregivers to these difficulties, family repercussions, source of knowledge on the subject and professional approach. Results: one thousand caregivers of children aged between 6 months and 10 years answered the questionnaire in full. FD initially manifested between 1 and 4 years of age in 62% of children. Rejection of trying new foods was the main FD (61%); 65% of the children consumed five or less types of food/day, with cooked foods being preferred by 79%; 33% of caregivers attributed the cause of FD to inadequate examples of family feeding and 32% admitted difficulties in keeping the child focused during feeding. Most caregivers reported that FD don’t affect or have little effect on the family dynamics or child’s school life. Caregivers reported offering another food to replace the refused one (42%), insisting on offering a new food (30%) and seeking guidance from a pediatrician (50%) or nutritionist (28%), who advise repeatedly offering new foods in different forms/preparations (41%); 70% of caregivers maintain appointment with the same pediatrician after diagnosis of FD. As a result of FD, 86% of caregivers fear that their children will develop “low immunity” and become sick. Conclusions: FD in the first years of life is prevalent in Brazil, causing concerns for caregivers of these children.

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Child feeding practices and concerns: Thematic content analysis of Thai virtual communities

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Breastfeeding at One Year among Women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Breastfeeding at One Year among Women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Online gathering in times of physical (im)mobility: Facebook practices of Malagasy mothers in France

Feeding difficulties among Brazilian children: prevalence and associated factors

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