Parent perspectives on preschoolers' movement and dietary behaviours: a qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current study aimed to describe how parents of preschool children in an urban South African township view children's movement and dietary behaviours, and associated barriers and facilitators.

Design

A contextualist qualitative design was utilised with in-depth interviews conducted in the home setting and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Field notes were used to contextualise findings.

Setting

Four neighbourhoods in a predominantly low-income urban township.

Participants

Sixteen parents (fourteen moth

SUBMITTER: Klingberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369460 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature