Effect of intervention on the perception of body weight among parents of preschool children
10.11852/zgetbjzz2023-0873
- VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童家长体重感知干预效果评价
- Author:
Yanlin CHEN
1
;
Zihao WAN
2
;
Fang HOU
1
;
Li LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Child Health Care,Luohu Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518019, China
2. Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
preschool children;
obesity;
weight perception
- From:
Chinese Journal of Child Health Care
2024;32(4):401-404
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
【Objective】 To explore the effect of health education intervention measures on improving parents′ perception of their children′s weight, so as to provide scientific basis for intervention in preschool obese children. 【Methods】 Children from 7 kindergartens in Luohu district were randomly selected in this study in October 2020, and were divided into intervention group and control group. The intervention group consisted of 1 318 children and parents from 3 kindergartens, and the control group consisted of 1 546 children and parents from 4 kindergartens. Parents in the intervention group received combination of online and offline health education intervention measures for 2 months, while parents in the control group received no intervention measures. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the effect of parents′ perception of their children′s weight in intervention group and control group. 【Results】 After controlling for imbalanced variables such as parents′ education level, total monthly family income, and parents′ perception of their children′s weight, there was a statistically significant difference in the improvement of parents′ perception of their children′s weight status between two groups after intervention(OR=2.175, 95%CI: 1.536 - 3.080, P<0.05). After intervention, the improvement of parents′ perception of boys′ weight status in intervention group was better than that in control group(OR=2.985, 95%CI: 1.878 - 4.745, P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the degree of improvement in perceived weight status among girls′ parents after intervention(P>0.05). Regardless of whether the child′s weight status was normal or not, parents in the intervention group showed better improvement in their perception of their children′s weight status than the control group(OR=1.558, 6.111, 95%CI:1.025 - 2.368, 2.811 - 13.287, P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 Health education measures can improve the perception bias of parents towards their preschool children′s weight, and the intervention effect varies among children of different genders and weight states.
