Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing alongside rapid global economic development including Malaysia. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of mothers regarding childhood obesity and to determine the factors associated with th...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah, A Rahman, Nor Azlina, A Rahman, Nor Iza, Haque, Mainul
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Language:	English English
Published:	Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation 2017
Subjects:	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
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spelling	iium-622792018-03-02T09:34:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/ Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah A Rahman, Nor Azlina A Rahman, Nor Iza Haque, Mainul RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing alongside rapid global economic development including Malaysia. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of mothers regarding childhood obesity and to determine the factors associated with the KAP as well as to map the correlation between KAP. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 100 mothers aged above 18 years attending a Mother and Child Clinic in Kuantan, Malaysia. They had to fill up the consent form and questionnaires. Results: The survey revealed that mothers had moderate KAP on childhood obesity. Twenty three to 87 mothers answered correctly on knowledge part, 4 to 54 mothers and 17 to 76 mothers answered correctly on attitude and practices respectively. The knowledge was associated with educational level (t = -4.411, p < 0.001), age (r = +0.222, p = 0.026) and income (r = +0.337, p = 0.013). While attitude was associated with educational level (t = -4.384, p < 0.001), occupation (t = +2. 082, p = 0. 040) and income (r = +0.326, p = 0.016). It indicates that as educational level and income increased, the knowledge and attitude also increased. While as age increased, knowledge also increased. Different type of mother's occupation showed a different attitude on childhood obesity. There was a correlation between attitude with knowledge (r = +0.414, p < 0.001) and practices (r = +0.261,p = 0.009) but there was no correlation between knowledge and practices (r = +0.158, p = 0.116). Conclusions: It showed that a good attitude is related to higher knowledge and best practices, but high knowledge does not mean it had good practices. These findings may be useful in targeting programs and strategies for preventing and intervention of childhood obesity. Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation 2017-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/1/2017%20%274%20-%20childhood%20obesity.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/7/62279_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practices%20among%20mothers%20_scopus.pdf Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah and A Rahman, Nor Azlina and A Rahman, Nor Iza and Haque, Mainul (2017) Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia. International Medical Journal, 24 (2). pp. 200-204. ISSN 1341-2051 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Knowledge%2C+attitude+and+practices+among+mothers+regarding+childhood+obesity+at+Kuantan%2C+Malaysia&btnG=
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spellingShingle	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah A Rahman, Nor Azlina A Rahman, Nor Iza Haque, Mainul Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
description	Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing alongside rapid global economic development including Malaysia. The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of mothers regarding childhood obesity and to determine the factors associated with the KAP as well as to map the correlation between KAP. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 100 mothers aged above 18 years attending a Mother and Child Clinic in Kuantan, Malaysia. They had to fill up the consent form and questionnaires. Results: The survey revealed that mothers had moderate KAP on childhood obesity. Twenty three to 87 mothers answered correctly on knowledge part, 4 to 54 mothers and 17 to 76 mothers answered correctly on attitude and practices respectively. The knowledge was associated with educational level (t = -4.411, p < 0.001), age (r = +0.222, p = 0.026) and income (r = +0.337, p = 0.013). While attitude was associated with educational level (t = -4.384, p < 0.001), occupation (t = +2. 082, p = 0. 040) and income (r = +0.326, p = 0.016). It indicates that as educational level and income increased, the knowledge and attitude also increased. While as age increased, knowledge also increased. Different type of mother's occupation showed a different attitude on childhood obesity. There was a correlation between attitude with knowledge (r = +0.414, p < 0.001) and practices (r = +0.261,p = 0.009) but there was no correlation between knowledge and practices (r = +0.158, p = 0.116). Conclusions: It showed that a good attitude is related to higher knowledge and best practices, but high knowledge does not mean it had good practices. These findings may be useful in targeting programs and strategies for preventing and intervention of childhood obesity.
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author	Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah A Rahman, Nor Azlina A Rahman, Nor Iza Haque, Mainul
author_facet	Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah A Rahman, Nor Azlina A Rahman, Nor Iza Haque, Mainul
author_sort	Mohd Hatta, Nur Khairul Bariyyah
title	Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
title_short	Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full	Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia
title_sort	knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at kuantan, malaysia
publisher	Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/1/2017%20%274%20-%20childhood%20obesity.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/62279/7/62279_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practices%20among%20mothers%20_scopus.pdf
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Knowledge, attitude and practices among mothers regarding childhood obesity at Kuantan, Malaysia

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