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PARENTAL AWARENESS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ADDRESSING LOW-INCOME ADOLESCENTS IN BRAZIL

Silveira Bello, Fernanda Paixão; Chagas, Nathália Bordeira; Pinto, Vera Lúcia Martins; Leite Camargo, Liamaura Levy De Andrade; Demarzo, Marcelo Marcos Piva; Ramos Germano, Carla Maria

Journal of Human Growth and Development; Vol. 25 No. 3 (2015); 287-291

UNESP 2015-10-25

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  • Título:
    PARENTAL AWARENESS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ADDRESSING LOW-INCOME ADOLESCENTS IN BRAZIL
  • Autor: Silveira Bello, Fernanda Paixão; Chagas, Nathália Bordeira; Pinto, Vera Lúcia Martins; Leite Camargo, Liamaura Levy De Andrade; Demarzo, Marcelo Marcos Piva; Ramos Germano, Carla Maria
  • Assuntos: Obesity; Adolescent; Primary Health Care
  • É parte de: Journal of Human Growth and Development; Vol. 25 No. 3 (2015); 287-291
  • Descrição: Objective: To evaluate parental awareness and management of overweight and obesity in a sample of low income adolescents registered in a primary health care center (PHCC) in Brazil. Method: Among adolescents registered in the PHCC, 142 agreed to participate in this study and their body mass index was calculated. Unaware of the anthropometric data, parents were visited at home and asked to select a descriptor for their offspring’s body weight (underweight, about right, overweight, and obese). Results: Seventeen adolescents were classified as overweight (12.0%) and 14 as obese (10.0%). Among 17 overweight adolescents, 13 (76.5%) were accurately identified by their parents in that condition, and among 13 obese adolescents, 12 (92.3%) were. Three parents of overweight (23.1%) and five parents (41.6%) of obese adolescents tried to manage their offspring’s weight problem with a healthcare provider support. Conclusions: Despite the fact that parental recognition was relatively high in this population, our data revealed a low demand for interventionsto reverse the adolescent’s overweight and obesity.
  • Títulos relacionados: https://www.revistas.usp.br/jhgd/article/view/106000/105083; https://www.revistas.usp.br/jhgd/article/view/106000/105921
  • Editor: UNESP
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2015-10-25
  • Formato: Adobe PDF
  • Idioma: Inglês;Português
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