Development of a questionnaire to assess maternal attitudes towards infant growth and milk feeding practices

Table 3 Maternal attitudes to infant growth and feeding (9 items, n = 40)

Question Wording		Test- Retest reliability ^a		Collapsed 3 categories ^b		Validity ^c		Frequency ^d
	Question	%agreement	Kappa	%agreement	Kappa	%agreement	Kappa	+ve	neutral	-ve
Attitudes to growth
I think it is important to monitor the growth of my baby	16a	89.5	0.78	Insufficient variability in response				40	0	0
I would be worried if my baby was gaining too little weight	16b	94.7	0.84	100.0	1.00	93.2	0.48	34	6	0
I would be worried if my baby was gaining too much weight	16c	85.1	0.42	85.5	0.38	85.1	0.52	33	3	4
Attitudes to feeding
It is possible to feed a baby too much	16e	90.8	0.69	89.5	0.78	73.6	0.47	20	4	16
It is possible to feed a baby too little	16f	92.1	0.73	89.5	0.74	70.8	0.44	28	3	9
Self-efficacy to monitor growth
I am confident that I can get my baby measured if I was concerned about their growth	16d	82.9	0.36	97.4	0.00	97.3	0.00	39	1	0
Self-efficacy for appropriate feeding
I am confident that I can feed my baby so they do not gain too much weight	16 g	91.5	0.57	89.5	0.60	82.4	0.00	29	8	3
I am confident that I can feed my baby so they gain enough weight	16h	92.8	0.42	93.4	0.50	91.9	0.00	36	2	2
Perception of baby's weight								under	right	over
Do you think your baby is underweight OR about right OR overweight	18	100.0	1.00	n/a	n/a	100.0	1.00	1	39	0

^aTest-retest reliability-1^st and 2^nd questionnaires
^b1^st and 2^nd Questionnaires coded as positive, or neutral, or negative
^cValidity-1^st questionnaire and interview coded as positive, or neutral, or negative
^dFrequency of respondents 1^st questionnaire

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