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

Autores

  • Fernanda Paixão Silveira Bello Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) - São Carlos(SP).
  • Nathália Bordeira Chagas Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) - São Carlos(SP).
  • Vera Lúcia Martins Pinto Municipal Secretariat of Health, São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Liamaura Levy de Andrade Leite Camargo Municipal Secretariat of Health, São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
  • Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo Departament of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
  • Carla Maria Ramos Germano Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) - São Carlos(SP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.106000

Palavras-chave:

Obesity, adolescent, primary health care.

Resumo

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.

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2015-10-25

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