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Maternal food literacy was identified using the validated self-perceived food literacy scale and children\u2019s constipation prevalence using the Bristol Stool Form Scale. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Low maternal food literacy was associated with high constipation prevalence in children. After adjusting for child age, sex, and pharmacological treatments for constipation, multivariate-adjusted ORs for mothers of constipated children compared with those of non-constipated children were: healthy snack styles for per 1-point score decrease from (OR\u2009=\u20091.61, 95% CI: 1.05\u20132.48), daily food planning (OR\u2009=\u20091.40, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.87), and healthy food stockpiling (OR\u2009=\u20091.56, 95% CI: 1.09\u20132.22). Lower total food literacy scores were associated with mothers of children with constipation (OR\u2009=\u20092.33, 95% CI: 1.15\u20134.72) compared to those without.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest an association between low maternal food literacy and a high prevalence of constipation in preschool children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40795-026-01384-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,2]],"date-time":"2026-06-02T14:25:24Z","timestamp":1780410324000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Association between maternal food literacy and constipation prevalence in preschool children: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Akane","family":"Kojima","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kanae","family":"Wada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuka","family":"Tanaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kuniyasu","family":"Kamiya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suzuka","family":"Gokyu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masahiko","family":"Kato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"1384_CR1","first-page":"CD014865","volume":"2","author":"S Rajindrajith","year":"2024","unstructured":"Rajindrajith S, Gordon M, Dovey TM, Benninga MA, Sinopoulou V. 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