Concordance between maternal perception of weight and real weight of school childrens

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are associated to a greater extent for future complications in adulthood and to suffer chronic non-transmissible chronic diseases at an early age, an important factor that contributes to this is the inadequate perception that mothers have regarding their children...

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Autores principales: Vega-Grimaldo, Miguel Angel, Santos-Flores, Jesús Melchor, Guevara-Valtier, Milton Carlos, Paz-Morales, María de los Ángeles, Gutierrez-Valverde, Juana Mercedes
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:spa
Publicado: Universidad de Sonora 2019
Acceso en línea:https://sanus.unison.mx/index.php/Sanus/article/view/78
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Sumario:Introduction: Overweight and obesity are associated to a greater extent for future complications in adulthood and to suffer chronic non-transmissible chronic diseases at an early age, an important factor that contributes to this is the inadequate perception that mothers have regarding their children´s weight. Objectives: To classify the maternal perception of their childrens weight by words and images in appropriate or inappropriate and the latter in underestimation or overestimation. Methods: Descriptiv transversal study, consisting of 30 dyads (mother child), sociodemographic data card was applied, survey to assess maternal perception by words/images and anthropometric measures were taken to the children. Information was analyzed through the SPSS statistical package, using descriptive statistics. Results: Greater adequate perception of the mothers was identified with respect of their children weight, by words and images (56.7% and 53.3%). In the inadequate perception, greater underestimation was identified in both perception by words and images (100% and 78.6%). Conclusions: There is agreement between the maternal perception of the weight and real weight of the schoolchild since there is a greater adequate perception between both variables. It is necessary to study other tools to raise awareness among mothers whose children have a weight problem.