Complementary_Feeding_Practices_Moshi,Tanzania.dta

This was a part of a large cohort established in 2002. The study included pregnant women in their 3rd trimester attending the antenatal care clinic at Pasua and Majengo health centers in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro region. Baseline data was collected during recruitment using a questionnaire designed to collect information regarding maternal socio-demographic data, obstetric history, behavioral and employment status. Women and their children were followed up after delivery where each mother-child pair was seen at the health centers after 3 months until a child turns 2 years of age. Four trained research assistants (two in each health facility) were taking anthropometrics and collecting child feeding practices using a child questionnaire that was adopted from WHO indicators for assessing IYCF practices. This was modified to capture common foods consumed in Moshi, Tanzania. Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were taken using recommended WHO procedures. The recumbent length (for children below 24 months) were taken using a local made flat wood stadiometer. Weight of undressed children was taken using SECA 813 digital scale (SECA, GmbH &Co.KG, Hamburg, Germany) the length and weight of children were taken to nearest 0.1cm and 0.1g.

本数据集为2002年建立的大型队列研究的一部分。研究对象为居住在乞力马扎罗地区莫希市帕苏阿（Pasua）与马延戈（Majengo）卫生中心产前保健门诊的孕晚期孕妇。招募阶段通过专用问卷收集基线数据，内容涵盖孕产妇社会人口学信息、产科病史、行为习惯及就业状况。产后对每对母婴开展随访：母婴二人需在产后3个月前往上述卫生中心接受随访，直至儿童年满2岁。4名经过培训的研究助理（每所卫生中心配置2名）负责开展人体测量，并采用改编自世界卫生组织（World Health Organization, WHO）婴幼儿喂养与营养（Infant and Young Child Feeding, IYCF）评估指标的儿童问卷，收集儿童喂养行为数据；该问卷针对坦桑尼亚莫希地区的常见食物进行了适配修订。人体测量指标（身高与体重）按照世界卫生组织推荐的操作流程进行采集。对于24月龄以下儿童，采用自制卧式平板身高计测量其卧位身长；使用德国汉堡SECA有限公司（SECA, GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany）生产的SECA 813型电子体重秤为未穿衣的儿童测量体重。儿童身长与体重的测量精度分别达到0.1厘米与0.1克。