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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

N/A

Formative Research

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

Psychometric Characteristics

Validity

Content Not Available
Criterion Not Available
Construct Not Available

Reliability

Internal consistency Limited
Test-retest reliability Not Available
Inter-rater reliability Not Available