Association between Yingyangbao cognition and feeding behavior of caregivers in rural areas of Sichuan Province:the mediating effect of self-efficacy

Abstract

To describe the current situation of Yingyangbao feeding in rural areas of Sichuan, and to explore the mechanism among micronutrient powder cognition, self-efficacy and feeding behavior. The multi-stage cluster sampling method was adopted. In October 2019, in 2 Han counties, 2 Tibetan counties, and 2 Yi counties in Sichuan Province, a total of 108 villages in 36 townships in 6 sample counties were included in the cluster. Caregivers of infants and young children aged 6-24 months were selected as the research subjects, and a face-to-face interview survey was conducted using a self-designed structured questionnaire. A total of 765 caregivers of infants and young children aged 6-24 months were included in this study. The effective feeding rate of the Yingyangbao was 54.43%. The average scores of caregivers Yingyangbao cognition, self-efficacy and feeding behavior were 3.80±1.16, 7.96±1.53 and 0.83±0.38, and there was a significant positive correlation between them. Self-efficacy played a partial mediating effect between caregivers' Yingyangbao cognition and feeding behavior, and the mediating effect accounted for 23.37% of the total effect. Yingyangbao cognition directly affects feeding behavior and indirectly affects feeding behavior through self-efficacy.