Ashraf Hiba, Shamsi Nida Ilyas, Ashraf Ruhma
The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Feb;67(2):214-219.
To determine parental recognition of their child's weight, and to identify the contributing reasons for incorrect perception.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to October 2010 at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised parents of healthy children aged 5-14 years. An interviewer-based pre-tested questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic details, anthropometric measurements, and parental perception about their child's weight was administered. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression were applied to assess for the risk factors associated with incorrect parental perception.
Parents of a total of 330 eligible children were approached, but 305(92.4%) agreed to participate. Of them, 196(64.3%) were mothers and 109(35.7%) were fathers. Overall, 179(58.7%) parents incorrectly perceived their child's weight status. On univariate regression analysis, age (p=0.001) and body mass index of the child (p=0.006) and parental occupation (p=0.018) were significant risk factors of incorrect perception.
Marked difference was observed between measured and perceived weight of children by the parents.
确定父母对其子女体重的认知情况，并找出导致认知错误的原因。
这项横断面研究于2010年4月至10月在卡拉奇的阿迦汗大学医院进行，研究对象为5至14岁健康儿童的父母。采用基于访谈的预测试问卷，内容包括社会人口统计学细节、人体测量数据以及父母对其子女体重的认知。使用SPSS 21对数据进行分析。应用单变量和多变量逻辑回归来评估与父母认知错误相关的风险因素。
共接触了330名符合条件儿童的父母，其中305名（92.4%）同意参与。其中，196名（64.3%）为母亲，109名（35.7%）为父亲。总体而言，179名（58.7%）父母错误地认知了其子女的体重状况。在单变量回归分析中，年龄（p=0.001）、儿童体重指数（p=0.006）和父母职业（p=0.018）是认知错误的显著风险因素。
父母对儿童实际体重与认知体重之间存在显著差异。
