RecruitingNot Applicable

Complementary Feeding Education & Fathers

Turkey (Türkiye)112 participantsStarted 2023-12-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of complementary feeding education provided to fathers on father-infant bonding and infant feeding behavior. To assess father-infant bonding, the study will use the Father-Infant Bonding Scale and the Karitane Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale. For assessing infant feeding behavior, the Behavioral Pediatric Feeding Assessment Scale will be employed. These scales will be administered to participants both before and 3 months after the training.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infant born at term (\>37 weeks) * Exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months and has completed postnatal month 6 * Both parents live together * Infant feeding is done by mother, mother and father together, grandmother, or caregiver * Infant has no chronic disease Exclusion Criteria: * Infant has a chronic disease * Infant has a known food allergy * Developmental milestones are not age-appropriate * Known swallowing dysfunction * Either parent has a psychiatric illness * Sibling has a chronic disease if applicable * Child is adopted * Consent is not given

What they're measuring

Karitane Parenting Self Confidence Scale

Timeframe: 6-month and 9-month infant check-ups

Paternal-infant attachment scale

Timeframe: 6-month and 9-month infant check-ups

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06647875

SponsorIstanbul University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-01

Contact for this trial

Oyku Ozboru Askan, MD, PhD

+90 212 414 2000 oyku.ozboruaskan@istanbul.edu.tr

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