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WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Australian mothers’ use of infant and child feeding
information from health professionals
Ms Eve House1, Huilan Xu2, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson1, Sarah Taki1,2, Louise Baur1, Li Ming Wen1,2
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The University of Sydney, 2Sydney Local Health District
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Aim
This study aimed to examine the sociodemographic factors associated with mothers seeking infant
and child feeding advice from health professionals (HPs).
Content
A cross-sectional analysis of data from two telephone surveys from linked randomised controlled
trials was conducted. Mothers were asked which sources of infant and child feeding information
they used when their child was six months and five years old. Logistic regression was conducted to
examine associations between mothers’ sociodemographic characteristics and the use of information
from HPs.
At six months, 947 out of 1155 mothers completed the survey. First-time mothers were more likely
to seek advice from child and family health nurses (CFHNs; adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.79; 95% CI:
1.34, 2.41) and other HPs (AOR 1.42; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.88). Mothers who were not married or in a de
facto relationship were less likely to seek advice from other HPs (AOR 0.58; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.99). At five
years, 405 out of 662 mothers completed the survey. Mothers with household income ≥$80,000 p.a.
were less likely (AOR 0.51; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.88), while those born overseas were more likely (AOR 2.16;
95% CI: 1.20, 3.90) to seek information about food and drink choices for their child from a CFHN at
five years. Mothers born overseas (AOR 2.32; 95% CI: 1.48, 3.65) and not in formal employment (AOR
1.72; 95% CI: 1.11, 2.68) were more likely to seek advice from their GP. First-time mothers were more
likely to seek advice from a paediatrician (AOR 2.28; 95% CI: 1.07, 4.86) and were less likely to seek
advice from other HPs (AOR 0.50; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.98).
Goals
By understanding the sociodemographic factors associated with mothers seeking infant and
child feeding advice from HPs, this work may inform future research and practice to improve the
engagement of families in health promotion activities in primary healthcare.
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