Mothers' perception of obesity in schoolchildren: a survey and the impact of an educational intervention
Mothers' perception of obesity in schoolchildren: a survey and the impact of an educational intervention
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DOI：
10.2223/jped.2078
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Chen, Hui
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作者：
Pakpour, Amir H.;Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed;Chen, Hui
目的：调查母亲的认识，他们的孩子的体重问题，并评估影响的教育干预措施，提高母亲的认识，肥胖在他们的children.Methods：12所小学从德黑兰，伊朗，被随机选择。肥胖儿童被选中，300名母亲参加了这项研究。母亲们完成了一份问卷，然后被随机分为两组。一组接受肥胖教育，而另一组没有接受任何干预。2个月后，两组完成相同的问卷。结果：母亲对肥胖的认知程度、教育程度、职业、家庭收入等因素对儿童肥胖诊断的准确性有显著影响。结论：在伊朗，很大一部分母亲对儿童的健康体重缺乏一般知识，因此未能认识到自己的孩子肥胖。教育干预可以减少这种错误的发生率，并随后改变父母的照顾。
Objectives: To investigate mothers' awareness of their children's weight problem, and to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on improving mothers' recognition of obesity in their children.Methods: Twelve primary schools from Tehran, Iran, were randomly chosen. Obese children were selected, and 300 mothers participated in the study. A questionnaire was completed by the mothers, who were then randomly divided into two groups. One group received education on obesity, whereas the other group did not receive any intervention. After 2 months, the same questionnaire was completed by both groups. A multiple logistic regression was performed.Results: Mother's pre-existing knowledge on obesity, their education and occupation, as well as family income, had significant effects on mothers' accuracy in identifying obesity in their children. The educational intervention significantly improved mothers' ability to identify obesity in their children compared with those without any intervention (OR = 15.23; 95%CI 5.95-38.96).Conclusions: In Iran, a large proportion of mothers do not have general knowledge on healthy body weight for children, thus failing to recognize that their children are obese. Educational interventions could reduce the rate of such mistake and subsequently alter parental care.