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Nutrition during the early life cycle

Preliminary exploration of the use of the Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) and Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire (FPSQ) in Vietnamese mothers

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 76, pages 442–449 (2022)Cite this article

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Abstract

Objective

This preliminary pilot study aims to explore the use of the Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire (FPSQ) and Children’s Eating Behaviour Question (CEBQ) in a sample of Vietnamese mothers.

Subjects/methods

Cross-sectional data from the FPSQ and CEBQ were collected from a convenience sample of mothers (n = 102) who attended the Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre in Viet Nam. Mothers had at least one child aged 2–5 years. The reliability of the questionnaire subscales was tested using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Face validity was assessed using dialogue from a translation-back-translation procedure undertaken by an expert committee, and cognitive interviews conducted in a subsample of mothers (n = 6). Based on these findings, exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were performed to assess the underlying structures of both questionnaires in this sample.

Results

Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the original questionnaires ranged from 0.23 to 0.92. Limitations in translation and comprehension of items surfaced, warranting modifications of the questionnaires, which were subsequently examined using EFA. EFA of the FPSQ and CEBQ revealed a six-factor structure with 23 items, and a six-factor structure with 27 items, respectively, which were interpretable solutions for this sample. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were >0.70 for all subscales in the revised questionnaires.

Conclusions

Modified versions of the FPSQ and CEBQ are proposed for use in Viet Nam. However, prior to their use, further reliability and validity testing must be undertaken in larger samples, including assessment of test–retest reliability and construct validity, as well as confirmatory factor analysis to verify the proposed factor structures.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge QUT in Australia and the HCMC Nutrition Centre in Viet Nam for providing resources for data collection. They would also like to extend their appreciation to staff at the HCMC Nutrition Centre and students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in HCMC who assisted with data collection. Finally, the authors would like to thank mothers who dedicated time to participating in this study.

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This research was supported by the Australian Government under the New Colombo Plan (Reference: 15804). The Australian Government was not involved in this research.

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  1. Faculty of Health, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia

    S. Ayre, D. Gallegos, S. Nambiar, C. Q. Tran, D. N. Do & E. Jansen

  2. Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    S. Ayre, D. Gallegos & S. Nambiar

  3. Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

    C. Q. Tran & D. N. Do

  4. Nutrition and Food Safety Department, University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

    C. Q. Tran

  5. Viet Nam Nutrition Association, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

    D. N. Do

  6. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    E. Jansen

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Data collection was undertaken by SA, CQT, and DND, and data analyses were conducted by SA and EJ. The manuscript was written by SA and revised by DG, SN, and EJ.

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Ayre, S., Gallegos, D., Nambiar, S. et al. Preliminary exploration of the use of the Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) and Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire (FPSQ) in Vietnamese mothers. Eur J Clin Nutr 76, 442–449 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-021-00947-w

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