Overview

The Maternal Self-Efficacy for Complementary Feeding (MSE-CF) scale is composed of four questions related to maternal self-efficacy for (1) feeding family-cooked foods, (2) avoiding feeding store-bought snacks, (3) being able to decide the types of foods fed to the child, and (4) raising a healthy child.

Scoring and Interpretation

The responses summed to generate an MSE-CF scale using a 3-point response scale (0–2). The total score range is 0–8; higher score indicates higher self-efficacy.

Citation

Zongrone, Amanda A., Purnima Menon, Gretel H. Pelto, Jean-Pierre Habicht, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Mark A. Constas, Francoise Vermeylen, Adiba Khaled, Kuntal K. Saha, and Rebecca J. Stoltzfus. 2018. "The Pathways from a Behavior Change Communication Intervention to Infant and Young Child Feeding in Bangladesh are Mediated and Potentiated by Maternal Self-Efficacy." The Journal of Nutrition. 148(2): 259-266.

Context and Applications to Child Nutrition

Bangladesh

Zongrone, Amanda A., Purnima Menon, Gretel H. Pelto, Jean-Pierre Habicht, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Mark A. Constas, Francoise Vermeylen, Adiba Khaled, Kuntal K. Saha, and Rebecca J. Stoltzfus. 2018. "The Pathways from a Behavior Change Communication Intervention to Infant and Young Child Feeding in Bangladesh are Mediated and Potentiated by Maternal Self-Efficacy." The Journal of Nutrition. 148(2): 259-266.

Adaptations

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Formative Research

The study team used cognitive interviewing to determine if the question constructs, terminology, response options, and translation were appropriate for respondents.