Exploring parental preferences for childhood obesity prevention program in China: a discrete choice experiment

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1118 - 13
• Main Authors: Ma, Xinyang, Liu, Taoran, Yu, Jing, Gao, Yangyang, LEUNG, Chun Kai, Liang, Shaolin, Akinwunmi, Babatunde O., Liu, Xinchang, Huang, Jian, Zhang, Casper J. P., Ming, Wai-kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.03.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Childhood; Childhood obesity; Children; China; Choice Behavior; Culturally sensitive interventions; Decision making; Diet; Discrete choice experiment; Exercise; Experiments; Female; Health policies; Health policy; High protein diet; Humans; Literature reviews; Logit models; Low fat; Low fat diet; Low protein diet; Male; Methods; Nutrient deficiency; Obesity; Obesity in children; Overweight; Parental engagement; Parental preferences; Parents; Parents & parenting; Parents - psychology; Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control; Pediatric research; Physical fitness; Prevention; Proteins; Public health; Sample size; Sleep; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Surveys; Weight control; Wellness programs; China; Childhood obesity; Obesity prevention programs; Parental preferences; Sustainable development goals; Parental engagement; Culturally sensitive interventions; Dietary choices; Sleep duration; Discrete choice experiment; Health policies

Childhood obesity has emerged as one of the most critical public health challenges in China. Despite its urgency, the existing research on parental preference for tackling childhood obesity remains insufficient. This study aimed to determine the factors that parents prioritise most when commissionin...