Do Maternal Caregiver Perceptions of Childhood Obesity Risk Factors and Obesity Complications Predict Support for Prevention Initiatives Among African Americans?
| Autor: | Dayna S. Alexander, Alesha Wright, Chunhua Cao, Moya L. Alfonso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Rural Population Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Pediatric Obesity medicine.medical_specialty Georgia Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Health Behavior 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Convenience sample Rural Health Childhood obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Risk Factors Perception Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Aged media_common African american business.industry Rural health Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Caregiver support medicine.disease Obesity Black or African American Cross-Sectional Studies Caregivers Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business |
| Zdroj: | Maternal and Child Health Journal. 21:1522-1530 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6628 1092-7875 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10995-017-2277-0 |
| Popis: | Objectives African American maternal caregiver support for prevention of childhood obesity may be a factor in implementing, monitoring, and sustaining children’s positive health behaviors. However, little is known about how perceptions of childhood obesity risk factors and health complications influence caregivers’ support of childhood obesity prevention strategies. The objective of this study was to determine if childhood obesity risk factors and health complications were associated with maternal caregivers’ support for prevention initiatives. Methods A convenience sample of maternal caregivers (N = 129, ages 22–65 years) completed the childhood obesity perceptions (COP) survey. A linear regression was conducted to determine whether perceptions about childhood obesity risk factors and subsequent health complications influenced caregivers’ support for prevention strategies. Results Caregivers’ perceptions of childhood obesity risk factors were moderate (M = 3.4; SD = 0.64), as were their perceptions of obesity-related health complications (M = 3.3; SD = 0.75); however, they perceived a high level of support for prevention strategies (M = 4.2; SD = 0.74). In the regression model, only health complications were significantly associated with caregiver support (β = 0.348; p |
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