Low Income, Mexican Mothers' Perception of Their Infants' Weight Status and Beliefs about Their Foods and Physical Activity

Autor/inn/en	Jimenez-Cruz, Arturo; Bacardi-Gascon, Montserrat; Castillo-Ruiz, Octelina; Mandujano-Trujillo, Zally; Pichardo-Osuna, Alexandra
Titel	Low Income, Mexican Mothers' Perception of Their Infants' Weight Status and Beliefs about Their Foods and Physical Activity
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41 (2010) 5, S.490-500 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1007/s10578-010-0183-4
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Age; Physical Activities; Low Income; Mothers; Immunization Programs; Infants; Foreign Countries; Clinics; Mexicans; Beliefs; Evaluation Methods; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Education; Child Development; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Alter; Lebensalter; Niedriglohn; Mother; Mutter; Immunisierung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Ausland; Mexikaner; Belief; Glaube; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Bildung; Erziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Mexiko
Abstract	Childhood obesity is being considered a global health epidemic, and one of the countries mostly affected by it is Mexico. The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of low-income mothers with regard to their child's weight status and physical activity and their beliefs about healthy and high-density foods. A total of 813 mothers attending a vaccination centre at three primary care clinics in three different regions of Mexico, and their infants ranging from 5 to 24 months old, participated in the study. Anthropometrical measurements and interviews were conducted at the clinic. The child's average age was 12.7 months. Forty-three percent of mothers underestimate their child's weight status; this percentage jumps to 83% when we refer to mothers of overweight and obese children. Mothers with overweight and obese children, having a monthly income higher than 600 dollars, less than 6 years of education, and having migrated to their current state of residence are more likely to underestimate their child's weight. A high percentage of the mothers wish their children were less active, and they do not consider that carbonated and non-carbonated sweetened drinks and high fat snacks might be dangerous to their child's health. In conclusion, low-income, Mexican mothers highly underestimate their infant's weight status and have higher risks of fostering an obesogenic environment. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10