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Table 4 Means of subscale scores for child feeding practices by site

From: Feeding of preschool children in Vietnam: a study of parents’ practices and associated factors

 

Number of observations

Restriction (Mean ± SD)

Pressure to eat (Mean ± SD)

Monitoring (Mean ± SD)

Urban Mothers

1346

3.73 ± 0.57***

3.70 ± 0.46***

3.60 ± 1.09***

Urban Fathers

1303

3.60 ± 0.53

3.55 ± 0.48

2.55 ± 0.92

Rural mothers

1292

3.28 ± 0.73***

3.69 ± 0.45***

2.73 ± 1.04***

Rural Fathers

1247

3.14 ± 0.69

3.52 ± 0.53

1.74 ± 0.74

  1. ***Mothers versus fathers: p < 0.001