Comparison of parental beliefs, attitudes and feeding practices and children's eating behaviours between overweight and normal weight primary school children in Puchong, Selangor

Chong, Wei Gin (2014) Comparison of parental beliefs, attitudes and feeding practices and children's eating behaviours between overweight and normal weight primary school children in Puchong, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Parental feeding practices and poor children's eating behaviours were two of the most dominant factors that lead to malnutrition in children. This crosssectional comparative study aimed to compare parental beliefs, attitudes and feeding practices and children's eating behaviours between overweight (OW) and normal weight (NW) primary school children aged 10-11 years in Puchong, Selangor. Method: Four National Primary Schools in Puchong were randomly selected. During Phase I of the study, a total of 384 Standard four and five children were measured on their body weight status. Based on their body weight status, 100 overweight and obese (OW) children were matched with 100 normal weight (NW) children by sex, age and ethnicity. Their parents were recruited as study subjects for Phase II of this study. The average age of children (n=200) was 11.13±0.52 years which comprised 188 (94.0%) Malay, 4 (2.0%) Chinese and 8 (4.0%) Indian respectively. Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) and Children's Eating Behaviours Questionnaire (CEBQ) were brought back by the children to be completed by their parents. CFQ was used to assess parental beliefs, attitudes and feeding practices while CEBQ was used to assess children's eating styles. Results: From Phase 1 finding, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity (35.6%) were three times higher than thinness (11.7%). From Phase II findings, OW children were more likeIy to have overweight or obese mother compare to their NW counterparts (OW: 27.78±5.52kgm-2;NW : 24.38±3.58kgm-², t=4.388,p<0.05). Parents of OW children were able to perceive their child as overweight (OW: 3.03±0.43; NW: 2.86±0.38, t=3.052,p<0.05) and less pressured their child to eat (OW:3.62±0.74; NW:3.99±0.84, t=-3.310,p<0.05). OW children had significantly higher food enjoyment (OW:3.59±0.78; NW:3.22±0.66, t=3.641,p<0.05), higher respond to food (OW: 2.42±0.94; NW:2.09±0.69, t=2.821,p<0.05), and eat more when emotionally affected (OW: 2.08±0.82; NW: 1.85±0.72, t=2.158,p<0.05) compared to NW children. Meanwhile, OW children hardIy reached satiety level (OW: 2.36 ±0.52; NW: 2.76±0.59, t=-4.966,p<0.05) and less picky in food (OW: 2.46± 0.55; NW: 2.67±0.54, t=-2.795,p<0.05) compared to NW children. Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was high among primary school children in Puchong, Selangor. Maternal BMI, perceived child weight, pressure to eat, food enjoyment, food responsiveness, emotionally over-eating, satiety responsiveness and food fussiness were different in OW children compared to NW children. Therefore, training programs for parents on understanding their children's eating behaviours and ways to feed their children are imperative to overcome childhood obesity.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Muhamad Fazril Awang
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 07:42
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2022 07:42
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/253

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