摘要：Background: Providing a variety of foods has been emphasized as one of the most importantfeatures of optimal complementary feeding. This study investigated key beliefs that guide mothers’intention to adherence to dietary diversity in their 1–2?year?old children’s complementary feeding. Methods: This was a cross?sectional study involving 290 mothers (mean age=27, standarddeviation=5.32) with child 1–2?year?old attending maternal and child health section of healthcenters in Rasht, Iran. To represent the socioeconomic status of the participants, 6 centers out of15 were selected from three different socioeconomic areas (low?, middle?, and high?income areas). Mothers completed a questionnaire assessing intention and belief?based items of theory of plannedbehavior. Correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed. Results: The mean age ofmothers was 27 ± 5.33 (27–43 years). Regression analyses revealed that among behavioral beliefs, the perception that adherence to dietary diversity would lead to improve children’s growth was thesignificant predictor of intention ( b =0.13, P=0.04). Regarding normative beliefs, perceived socialpressure from health?care professionals to adherence to dietary diversity significantly predictedintention ( b =0.15, P=0.01). Among control beliefs, the perception that daily pressures made difficultadherence to dietary diversity was the key determinant ( b =0.19, P=0.01). Conclusions: Findingsof this study represent the important beliefs that can be addressed in development planning aimed atmodifying mothers’ child complementary feeding practices.
关键词：BELIEFS; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; MOTHERS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR
