Is school community perception of student weight status a barrier for addressing childhood obesity?

Marks, Jennifer B.; Barnett, Lisa M.; Allender, Steven

doi:10.1002/hpja.172

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“…Kesten et al (2015) warn that key informants may have a different (higher) level of awareness and readiness than the rest of the community. Many authors raise concerns about quantification of qualitative data, and thus advise triangulation with qualitative analysis, such as textual analysis, in combination with the scoring, to deepen and contextualize the scores (Marks et al, 2019;Plested et al, 2007;Pradeilles et al, 2019), or applying concepts such as theoretical saturation to enhance methodological rigor (Kesten et al, 2015).…”

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Assessing the readiness of small cities in Ghana to tackle overweight and obesity

Aberman¹,

Nisbett

Amoafo³

et al. 2022

Food Sec.

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The rapid rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and the associated health problems, is an emerging challenge in Ghana, and for women in particular. This study contributes to the understanding of this emerging phenomenon in Ghana by analyzing it from a community perspective, applying the Community Readiness Model in two small cities in Ghana. A series of Key Informant Interviews were undertaken and analyzed, using the model’s scoring structure and supplementary textual analysis. We find that communities are aware of overweight and obesity as a health issue, but that it is not prioritized or championed. Furthermore, the diet counseling and keep-fit programs put the responsibility on individuals to address, rather than considering the upstream and structural causes and solutions.

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Assessing the readiness of small cities in Ghana to tackle overweight and obesity

Aberman¹,

Nisbett

Amoafo³

et al. 2022

Food Sec.

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Factors Influencing Parents’ and Children’s Misperception of Children’s Weight Status: a Systematic Review of Current Research

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Application of the Community Readiness Model for childhood obesity prevention: a scoping review

Schröder

Schnabel

Hassel

et al. 2022

Health Promotion International

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Summary The Community Readiness Model (CRM) provides an approach to determine community readiness (CR), which is the degree of a community’s preparedness to address a health issue. This scoping review aims to characterize internationally existing applications of the CRM for childhood obesity prevention. Therefore, a systematic literature research was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, LIVIVO and Google Scholar. Of 285 identified records, 17 studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the scoping review. The CRM has already been applied to childhood obesity prevention in the USA (n = 10), Australia (n = 4), UK (n = 1), Iran (n = 1) and South Africa (n = 1). Mainly geographically defined communities (n = 12) like counties and cities were analysed but also schools (n = 4) and churches (n = 1). The scoping review revealed various methodological changes to the standard protocol of which some are particularly relevant for the application to childhood obesity prevention. The identified studies reported readiness scores in the low to mid-range of the nine-point readiness scale. To increase CR, strategies were proposed that addressed raising awareness and knowledge of childhood obesity, but also supporting connectivity in and between settings. This scoping review provides researchers and health promoters with an overview of international CR measurements and setting-specific strategies to increase CR. It highlights the potential of targeted interventions to increase readiness and shows tentative support for the assumption of a possible link between CR level and changes in obesity prevalence.

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Is school community perception of student weight status a barrier for addressing childhood obesity?

Cited by 5 publications

References 37 publications

Assessing the readiness of small cities in Ghana to tackle overweight and obesity

Assessing the readiness of small cities in Ghana to tackle overweight and obesity

Factors Influencing Parents’ and Children’s Misperception of Children’s Weight Status: a Systematic Review of Current Research

Application of the Community Readiness Model for childhood obesity prevention: a scoping review

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