Allen Haley, Callender Chishinga, Thompson Debbe
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Department of Natural Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
Children (Basel). 2023 Feb 21;10(3):417. doi: 10.3390/children10030417.
The Butterfly Girls (BFG) Study is a culturally and developmentally appropriate online obesity prevention program for 8-10-year-old Black girls designed with key stakeholders in the Black community. This multi-methods investigation, conducted with parent-child dyads who participated in an outcome evaluation of the intervention, aimed to understand parent and child reactions to the program. We were particularly interested in understanding perceptions regarding its cultural and developmental appropriateness, relevance and acceptability. Program participation and survey data (demographics, parent and child write-in comments on process evaluation surveys) were analyzed. Participation data demonstrated high adherence in treatment and comparison groups. Descriptive statistics were calculated for survey data and highlighted the socioeconomic diversity of the sample. Post intervention surveys included two fill-in-the-blank questions for parents (n = 184 for question 1, n = 65 for question 2) and one for children (n = 32). Comments were analyzed using structured thematic analysis. The majority of the feedback from child participants was complimentary and many found the program relatable. Among the parent responses, the majority found the program to be beneficial in its educational nature and in promoting behavior change. This multi-methods analysis suggests that the BFG program was perceived as beneficial by parents while being culturally and developmentally appropriate and engaging for young Black girls, highlighting the importance of co-collaboration in program development.
“蝴蝶女孩”（BFG）研究是一项针对8至10岁黑人女孩的、在文化和发展方面都适宜的在线肥胖预防项目，该项目是与黑人社区的关键利益相关者共同设计的。这项多方法调查是针对参与该干预措施结果评估的亲子二元组进行的，旨在了解家长和孩子对该项目的反应。我们特别感兴趣的是了解他们对该项目在文化和发展方面的适宜性、相关性和可接受性的看法。对项目参与情况和调查数据（人口统计学数据、家长和孩子在过程评估调查中的书面评论）进行了分析。参与数据显示治疗组和对照组的依从性都很高。对调查数据进行了描述性统计，并突出了样本的社会经济多样性。干预后的调查包括给家长的两个填空问题（问题1有184人回答，问题2有65人回答）和给孩子的一个填空问题（32人回答）。使用结构化主题分析对评论进行了分析。儿童参与者的大多数反馈都是赞扬性的，许多人觉得该项目很有共鸣。在家长的回答中，大多数人认为该项目在教育性质和促进行为改变方面是有益的。这种多方法分析表明，“蝴蝶女孩”项目被家长们认为是有益的，同时在文化和发展方面都适合年轻黑人女孩并具有吸引力，突出了在项目开发中合作的重要性。
