Peruvian Parents Perceptions of Children's Obesity.
Background and Purpose: Although parents are critical to childhood obesity prevention, little is known about Peruvian parents' perceptions regarding childhood obesity, a country undergoing an emerging obesity epidemic. The study assessed Peruvian parents' perceptions regarding their children's obesi...
| Publicado en: | Californian Journal of Health Promotion Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 17 - 29 |
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California State University, Fullerton
Jun2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=151724155&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 151724155 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15458717 8763 jtl: Californian Journal of Health Promotion issn: 15458717 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2020 vid: 18 iid: 1 pid: 4489 pub: California State University, Fullerton place: Fullerton, California artinfo: ui: 151724155 151724155 151724155 10.32398/cjhp.v18i1.2451 151724155 ppf: 17 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Peruvian Parents Perceptions of Children's Obesity. aug: au: McInvale Trejo, Kathleen Shaw-Ridley, Mary affil: Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston sug: subj: Pediatric Obesity Risk Factors Child Nutrition Physical Activity In Infancy and Childhood Parental Attitudes Evaluation Health Knowledge Evaluation Parental Behavior Evaluation Attitude to Risk Evaluation Funding Source Peru Human Female Male Child, Preschool Adult Middle Age Cross Sectional Studies Body Mass Index Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Multiple Regression Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis McNemar's Test Fisher's Exact Test Chi Square Test Questionnaires Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Background and Purpose: Although parents are critical to childhood obesity prevention, little is known about Peruvian parents' perceptions regarding childhood obesity, a country undergoing an emerging obesity epidemic. The study assessed Peruvian parents' perceptions regarding their children's obesity risks and behaviors. The specific objectives were to: (a) assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of parents regarding nutrition and physical activity of their preschool-aged children, and (b) assess parents' ability to recognize overweight status in their children. Methods: The cross-sectional study surveyed 202 parents of preschool children (Mean age= 49.4 months, SD = 8.5) in the peri-urban slum communities of Lima, Peru utilizing a modified version of the Behavior and Attitudes Questionnaire for Healthy Habits (BAQ-HH). Children's body mass index (BMI) was compared with parental descriptions of the child's weight. Results: Nearly half (41.3%) of children had exceeded healthy weight (defined as BMI- for-age Z- score >-2 and <1). Parents demonstrated high knowledge, positive behaviors, and concerned attitudes. Parental knowledge and attitude scores predicted parental behavior scores (p=0.004). More than half (56.6%) accurately perceived their child's weight. However, 90.4% of parents of overweight/obese children underestimated their weight. Conclusions: Understanding Peruvian parents' perceptions of their children's obesity risk is essential to planning comprehensive interventions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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