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Parental perceptions of child's healthy diet : Evidence from a rapidly developing country
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- Hendaus, Mohamed A. (författare)
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Academic General Pediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill‑ Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- El Ansari, Walid (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Forskningsmiljön hälsa, hållbarhet och digitalisering,Department of Surgery, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar ; College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar,Medborgarcentrerad hälsa MeCH, Research on Citizen Centered Health, University of Skövde (Reacch US)
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- Magboul, Samar (författare)
- Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- AlHalabi, Ola (författare)
- Pediatric Residency Program, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Sati, Maram (författare)
- Pediatric Residency Program, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Kamal, Hebat (författare)
- Pediatric Residency Program, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Alhammadi, Ahmed H. (författare)
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Academic General Pediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Corporation, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill‑ Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Wolters Kluwer, 2020
- 2020
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. - : Wolters Kluwer. - 2249-4863 .- 2278-7135. ; 9:9, s. 4949-4955
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Abstract
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- Background: There are no studies in Qatar or in the Middle East to investigate parental perception of healthy diet in childhood.Purpose: To investigate parental perception of childhood healthy diet in the State of Qatar.Methods: Cross-sectional prospective study at Hamad Medical Corporation, State of Qatar. Parents of children <14 years old were invited to complete a questionnaire.Results: A total of 398 parents agreed to participate, while 22 parents refused (response rate 94%). About 80% of parents were between 20 and 39 years of age, and 77% were females. Around 230 (58%) parents had ≥1 housemaid to help with housework, including food preparation. Whilst 151 children (37%) fell into the overweight and obese category, only 68 parents (17%) perceived that their child was in this category. Less than half the participants (n = 179, 45%) stated that childhood weight should be monitored prior to 5 years of age, while around 35% stated the same, but for children ages 5-14 years. Most participants (n = 324, 81%) agreed that parental eating habits could influence childhood weight. In terms of food preparation at home, mothers cooked almost 50% of the times, housemaids 30%, followed by grandmothers (16.6%), and fathers (3.4%). When asked about the frequency of school meals being prepared at home, 237 parents (60%) prepared their children's lunch box only 1-2 times per week. Moreover, 63% of parents chose the quality of food based on nutritional values, while 44% and 35% chose it based on safety and taste, respectively. When queried about whether the child's pediatrician or the primary care physician counsel families regarding childhood healthy diet, 187 families (47%) had not received counseling by their children's health care providers. Most families agreed that healthy diets lead to better school performance (n = 372, 94%) and better physical activity quality (n = 379, 96%). Compared to families living in the rural areas, parents living in the capital Doha had better insights that healthy diets result in better in school performance (p = 0.032).Conclusion: Parental perception is an important target for public health interventions. Within the current sample, families were aware of the positive impact of healthy diet on overall wellbeing. Qatar is a well-resourced country and it would be cost effective to train and professionally develop pediatricians and primary care physicians to be more proactive in tackling childhood obesity.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
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- Children
- Qatar
- healthy diet
- parental perception
- Research on Citizen Centered Health, University of Skövde (Reacch US)
- Medborgarcentrerad hälsa (Mech)
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