Bonita Stanton, Veronica Dinaj-Koci, Bo Wang, Lynette Deveaux, Sonja Lunn, Xiaoming Li, Glenda Rolle, Nanika Brathwaite, Sharon Marshall, Perez Gomez
Adolescent HIV Risk Reduction in the Bahamas: Results from Two Randomized Controlled Intervention Trials Spanning Elementary School Through High School
AIDS and behavior
covid19 pandemic brought many changes potentially altered home food environment associated child eating patterns dietary intake also evidence changes due covid19 pandemic associated health behaviors children increased intake highcalorie snack food current study aimed deeply understand covid19 pandemic affected home food environment meal snack time routines parent feeding practices within families young children data study taken kids eat study raciallyethnically diverse cohort families 25 year old children qualitative interviews conducted phone video conference mothers n 25 augustseptember 2020 coded using hybrid deductiveinductive analysis approach allowed coders identify themes using interview questions organizational template deductive also allowing unique themes emerge qualitative data inductive three overarching themes emerged multiple subthemes 1 mothers directive types food amounts food eaten children 2 mothers less rules around mealtimes 3 mothers increased meal responsibilities faced change structured schedule increased stresssuch occurred covid19 pandemic parents may benefit advice manage parent feeding practices including tips appropriate limit setting establishing schedule routines improving accessibility healthful snacks lessons learned covid19 pandemic may relevance time periods families face disruptions routine times transition