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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2018

Capturing Changes in HIV-Infected Breastfeeding Mothers' Cognitive Processes from Before Delivery to 5 Months Postpartum: An Application of the Pile-Sorting Technique in Haiti.

Elizabeth L Fox, Gretel H Pelto, Haim Bar, Kathleen M Rasmussen, Sera L Young, Marie Guerda Debrosse, Vanessa A Rouzier, Jean William Pape, David L Pelletier

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Elizabeth L FoxDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Gretel H PeltoDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Haim BarDepartment of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Kathleen M RasmussenDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Sera L YoungDepartment of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Marie Guerda DebrosseGroupe Haïtien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes (GHESKIO), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Vanessa A RouzierGroupe Haïtien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes (GHESKIO), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Jean William PapeGroupe Haïtien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes (GHESKIO), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
David L PelletierDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Cornell University · USGheskio Centers · HTJohns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

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Abstract

backgroundThe cognitive processes involved in individuals' perceptions and prioritization of information, and how these change with experience or exposure to interventions, are rarely examined in the evaluation of nutrition interventions. Exclusive breastfeeding counseling is a common infant and young-child feeding intervention and is used to promote HIV-free survival in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs. However, it is often designed without adequate attention to the changes in mothers' perceptions over the course of their early breastfeeding experiences.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers' cognitive structure (their organization of messages and ideas) of infant feeding messages and to characterize whether their cognitive organization of infant feeding messages changed from pregnancy through the first 5 mo postpartum.

methodsWith the use of semistructured interviews and the cognitive mapping technique of pile sorting, we interviewed 30 HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We asked them to sort and rate 18 infant feeding messages 3 times (during pregnancy, 0- to 1-mo postpartum, and 3- to 5-mo postpartum). We analyzed their responses by using multidimensional scaling, property fitting, and partition analyses.

resultsAt all 3 visits, we found consistency in women's cognitive mapping of messages. For example, mothers consistently differentiated messages pertinent for exclusive breastfeeding compared with those that pertained to other practices. However, subtle variations in mothers' cognition over time were also evident, particularly at 0- to 1-mo postpartum, when message proximity was tightly clustered compared with the earlier and later periods.

conclusionsWe conclude that mothers share a common cognitive organization of infant feeding messages and that this organization changes over time. Attention to variations in cognition can support context-sensitive, patient-centered counseling by practitioners and improve the effectiveness of nutrition interventions. Pile sorting is an efficient, systematic technique to examine cognitive processes related to health and nutrition.

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breastfeedingcognitive mappingHaitiHIVinfant and young child feedingmaternal perceptionspile sortingpregnant and lactating women

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