Knowledge Attitude and Practice among Mothers towards Childhood Obesity: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Obesity is on the increasing trend among children, which leads to many co-morbidities. Obesity which was once a health problem of developed countries has now swept developing countries like India. As the home environment has a powerful influence on the health of a child it is very esse...
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Published in | Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 16; no. 7; pp. SC05 - SC09 |
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Abstract | Introduction: Obesity is on the increasing trend among children, which leads to many co-morbidities. Obesity which was once a health problem of developed countries has now swept developing countries like India. As the home environment has a powerful influence on the health of a child it is very essential to intervene early in childhood and adolescence to prevent obesity/overweight. Aim: To assess the Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) among mothers regarding obesity in children. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from October 2019 to March 2020. The sample size included 220 mothers with children aged between 6 to 14 years, who have attended the Paediatric outpatient department, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. After obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional ethics committee, a predesigned questionnaire was used to collect the socio-demographic variables which included mother’s education and occupation, residence, family income, and the total number of family members, and for assessing KAP among mothers. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 22.0). Results: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity was 52 (23.63%), with overweight representing 23 (10.45%) and obesity 29 (13.18%). There was a statistical significance difference when comparing mother’s knowledge of children with overweight/obesity versus normal weight regarding physical inactivity (p=0.01) and eating unhealthy foods (p=0.01), an attitude that a child being obese was not a problem (p=0.03), the practice of mothers who allowed seeing television while eating (p=0.001), not restricting media usage (p=0.01), not allowing children to play outdoors every day (p=0.001), and allowed children to eat junk foods (p=0.001). Conclusion: Overweight and obesity were significant in children whose mothers were unaware of the risk factors like eating unhealthy foods and physical inactivity. Health education and interventional programs have to be planned to educate mothers as they play a major role in preventing obesity in children. |
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AbstractList | Introduction: Obesity is on the increasing trend among children, which leads to many co-morbidities. Obesity which was once a health problem of developed countries has now swept developing countries like India. As the home environment has a powerful influence on the health of a child it is very essential to intervene early in childhood and adolescence to prevent obesity/overweight. Aim: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among mothers regarding obesity in children. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from October 2019 to March 2020. The sample size included 220 mothers with children aged between 6 to 14 years, who have attended the Paediatric Outpatient Department, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. After obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Ethics Committee, a predesigned questionnaire was used to collect the socio-demographic variables which included mother’s education and occupation, residence, family income, and the total number of family members, and for assessing KAP among mothers. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 22.0). Results: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity was 52 (23.63%), with overweight representing 23 (10.45%) and obesity 29 (13.18%). There was a statistical significance difference when comparing mother’s knowledge of children with overweight/obesity versus normal weight regarding physical inactivity (p=0.01) and eating unhealthy foods (p=0.01), an attitude that a child being obese was not a problem (p=0.03), the practice of mothers who allowed seeing television while eating (p=0.001), not restricting media usage (p=0.01), not allowing children to play outdoors every day (p=0.001), and allowed children to eat junk foods (p=0.001). Conclusion: Overweight and obesity were significant in children whose mothers were unaware of the risk factors like eating unhealthy foods and physical inactivity. Health education and interventional programs have to be planned to educate mothers as they play a major role in preventing obesity in children. |
Author | Subramanian, Sundari Mohan, Janani Shanmugavadivu Ramanathan, Ramya Ramesh, Shanthi |
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