Table 3 Caregivers' feeding styles, responses to child's refusal to eat and conditions in which child eats more, Derashe special district, Southern Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Caregivers' feeding style (n = 764) | Â | Â |
Laissez-faire | 88 | 11.5 |
Controlling | 98 | 12.8 |
Responsive | 578 | 75.7 |
Active responses for food refusal* | Â | Â |
Encourage him/her to eat verbally or physically | 512 | 66.9 |
Offers the same food later | 239 | 31.2 |
Offers alternative foods (favorite foods) | 141 | 18.4 |
Forces the child to feed | 84 | 11.1 |
Do not try any solutions | 41 | 5.4 |
Condition in which the child eats more* | Â | Â |
When encouraged to eat | 405 | 53.0 |
When food is presented in a separate plate | 292 | 38.2 |
When the caregiver sits with the child while the child is eating | 221 | 27.0 |
Forcing the child to eat | 47 | 4.6 |