Authors

1Juan Daniel Suárez Máximo, 2Edna Johana Mondragón Sánchez, 3Israel Jiménez Garrido

Position

1 Licenciatura en Enfermería. Egresado de la Maestría en Salud Pública en la Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, México; Coordinador de la Asociación de Enfermería Comunitaria Vocalía México. Titular de Oficina Nacional de Investigación AMEENF.2 Maestría en Enfermería. Docente Programa de Enfermería Universidad del Quindío; Miembro del Grupo de Investigación en Atención Primaria en Salud. Armenia (Colombia).3 Maestría en Enfermería. Coordinador de Campos Clínicos de la Universidad del Valle de Puebla; Docente de posgrados en Universidad Popular Autónoma de Puebla. Puebla (México).

Contact email: juan.suarezma@alumno.buap.mx

Abstract

Objective: to describe the perception of overweight in terms of the selection of children’s diet from the perspective of parents.
Methodology: a quantitative descriptive study, conducted in the period between November 1st and December 2nd, 2021, in the municipality of Teziutlán, Puebla (Mexico); a sample of 382 parents was obtained through probability sampling. A sociodemographic questionnaire was used for data collection, as well as a questionnaire on the characteristics of overweight perception from the perspective of parents.
Results: the sample consisted of 382 parents with a 6-to-12-year old child. There was positive answer by 212 participants to Quite Concerned and Extremely Concerned regarding the perception by parents and the health problem of overweight, associated with the diet followed by their children.
Conclusion: from the perspective of the study, it was evident that parents reported concern about overweight. Likewise, it was reported that nutrition was an important aspect in the family in order to prevent health problems. And health professionals also contributed to the development of training interventions or strategies on overweight and obesity for parents and children.  

Keywords:

parents-child relationships; overweight; eating behaviour

Versión en Español

Título:

Perspectiva de los padres respecto al sobrepeso y la alimentación de su hijo