KAP Changes on Children's Obesity Control Among Parents After School-based Intervention

Objective To probe the impacts of variety ways of obesity control intervention on KAP among parents.Methods For all parents of 3rd and 4th grade students in 4 project schools in 4 cities,researchers conducted education and intervention on obesity control in variety ways such as nutrition lecture,group discussion,parents meeting and a letter to parents etc.Questionnaire survey was taken before and after the intervention.All the intervention was finished within one year.Results About 88.4% and 83.6% of the parents realized obesity was a risk factor of hypertension and diabetes.The proportion of the parents who knew the reasonable dietary was a effective way to weight control increased from 61.1% to 84.7%.The correct knowledge rate on food pyramid and fast food increased by 26.4% and 22.6%(P0.01).About 98.6% of parents realized they had the responsibility to culture their children's healthy life style and 99.3% would practice the correct nutrition dietary in their daily life.The proportion of the parents who taking fatty and fried food less than twice a week and eating vegetables each day increased from 49.8% and 48.7% to 91.0% and 82.4% respectively(P0.01).About 31.1% of the parents can do physical activities every day by 18.9% increased compared with one year before.43.5% and 56.4% of the parents answered that after intervention,the frequency of taking children to fast food was reduced and they spent more time on outdoor activities with their children. Conclusion KAP on obesity control among parents is significant increased after one year intervention.The changes of the parents' behavior about the dietary and physical activity will promote the obesity control among their children.