Contributors to childhood obesity in Iran: the views of parents and school staff

Mohammadpour-Ahranjani, Behnoush; Pallan, Miranda; Rashidi, Arash; Adab, Peymané

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“…A total number of 155,839 children and adolescents up to 20 years old were included from the selected studies. [91011131417181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586] Comparison of the overall estimates in different age group represents that the overweight and obesity prevalence for children between 6- and 12-year-old is minimum for boys and girls, but in all age categories the overweight girls prevalence are higher than boys while the obesity boys prevalence are higher than girls [Table 1]. …”

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“…As seen repeatedly, the various definitions do not give the same results and prevalence of overweight and obesity and may be used interchangeably or contrasted with each other. Since Iran is the 18 th largest country in the world, with an area of 1,648,195 km 2 , and a population of around 78 million, about 1.11% of the world population,[1314] in order to achieve a general perception about overweight and obesity among Iranian children and adolescents, we attempt to provide a brief outline of the prevalence of obesity and overweight for different age categories of Iranian children and adolescent, and compare the different standard definitions, age categories, and gender categories in a meta-regression analysis.…”

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Comparing the role of standard references on the prevalence of Iranian children and adolescents' overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghanbari

Ayatollahi

2016

J Res Med Sci

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Background:Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases and has a role on high blood pressure, diabetes type II, etc., This review assesses the prevalence of Iranian children obesity and overweight for different age categories and compares the three standard definitions of obesity.Materials and Methods:To retrieve desirable studies concerning childhood anthropometric data from different area of Iran, the MEDLINE, Scopus, and different local databases such as Scientific Information database were used. The studies reported the prevalence of obesity or overweight of children < 6, 6–12, and 12–20 years old, despite differences between definitions of childhood obesity, were included in the study. We combined the reported prevalence of the overweight and obesity with regard to age and gender, and also by the different standard references which are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) definition, and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) references. The analysis was carried out using STATA software.Results:Our review covered 75 articles reported the prevalence of overweight or obesity among children and adolescents for different age groups in Iran. Our meta-regression analysis showed that the prevalence of obesity and overweight did not vary significantly in gender and age categories, but different definitions provide different prevalence of overweight and obesity.Conclusion:The effective factors on obesity and overweight included administration policy and organizational, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and social factors. CDC and WHO references intended in monitoring children's growth and the IOTF cutoffs would rather provide a common set of definitions that researchers and policymakers could use for descriptive and comparative purposes.

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Comparing the role of standard references on the prevalence of Iranian children and adolescents' overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghanbari

Ayatollahi

2016

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“…Alguns artigos trazem a importância do conhecimento da doença, propondo aos responsáveis e aos professores palestras e acompanhamentos 15,18,26 . Já em casa, os métodos não são tão diferentes aos aplicados na escola.…”

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“…Baker et al 15 Binkinet al 16 Blüheret al 17 Costa et al 18 Gabriele et al 19 Garcia et al 20 Jaballaset al 21 Klakket al 22 lee et al 23 marques et al 24 Nataleet al 25 Pallanet al 26 Pérez et al 27 Robinson et al 28 Vargas et al 29 Vasquez et al 30 1 Nos estudos descritos por Blüher et al 17 , Gabriele et al 19 , Jaballas et al 21 , Lee et al 23 e Robinson et al 28 (Tabela 1), realizados nos Estados Unidos, possuem na sua maioria o desfecho de identificar a eficácia dos métodos de prevenção e redução do número de crianças obesas, com exceção do estudo escrito por Jaballaset al 21 , que tem como objetivo constatar a percepção dos pais sobre o peso e situação que encontram-se seus filhos em relação a obesidade. Por mais que estes estudos tenham sido realizados no mesmo país, estes possuem diferenças, como por exemplo, o estudo realizado por Blüher et al 17 , apresentando um período delimitado de um ano.…”

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Intervenções escolares para redução da obesidade infantil: uma revisão sistemática

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“…All research details including procedures, actions, and decisions were documented for audit purposes (23). During the discussions, views and perspectives changed and developed, which led to the generation of critical comments and potential solutions to the problems (24). Data analysis: After each session, the notes were organized based on the focus group questions and probes, and expressions of emotion such as laughter sighs were noted.…”

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Women's Behaviors and Views on Home Food Safety in Tehran: A Qualitative Study

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A B S T R A C T Background and Objectives:The aim of this study was to explore the food safety knowledge and behavior of housewives in the city of Tehran, Iran in 2015. Materials and Methods:In this qualitative study 12 Focus Group Discussions by directed content analysis method (n= 96), were conducted among the women who were responsible for food handling in their households in 10 health centers. Each session was held with 7-10 participants, and their voices were recorded. The final transcripts were read to obtain categories until developing themes by using constant comparison method.Results: Three categories in nine themes were emerged as follows: 1) Personal hygiene and poisoning (Washing hands as priority in personal hygiene); 2) Food safety, preparation and storage (Inadequate knowledge about proper time for boiling raw milk, Lack of awareness about temperature of refrigerator, Incorrect storage of food in the refrigerator, Storage of unwashed and unpacked eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator, Thawing frozen raw meat and chicken at room temperature, Incorrect separation and sanitization of cutting boards for fresh vegetables, raw meat, chicken, and Inappropriate washing of fresh leafy vegetables); and 3) Safety of cooked foods (Improper reheating of leftover foods). Conclusions:The findings of this study illustrated that there was lack of knowledge about food safety. It was evident that the majority of the participants were not familiar with appropriate practices to prevent crosscontamination and food handling. Therefore, home food safety education should be conducted for housewives.Keywords: Food safety, Women, Knowledge, Qualitative study, Focus group discussions, Iran IntroductionFood safety is a global public health issue in all countries. Millions of people worldwide suffer from food-borne diseases resulting from the consumption of contaminated foods (1). Food-borne outbreaks were difficult to estimate due to under-reporting and indiscrimination . According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the real prevalence of food-borne diseases was 300-350 times more than reported cases. Governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to improve food safety in order to prevent fundamental problems (2).In Iran, one of the major issues of national guidelines food-borne diseases care system is lack of knowledge in food handling and storage, as well as weak practice, which may lead to food-borne illnesses (3). Experts agree that home is the primary location where food-borne outbreaks may occur; however, many consumers do not consider home to be a risky place with regard to food-borne illnesses (4,5). Also the European Union of Food Safety report indicated that food-borne disease outbreak in 2008 was 40%, mainly caused by lack of hygiene in the home kitchens (6). Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) elicit data from a group of participants who can hear each ١٨other's responses and provide additional comments that they might not have made individually. Researchers who conduct ...

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Contributors to childhood obesity in Iran: the views of parents and school staff

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Comparing the role of standard references on the prevalence of Iranian children and adolescents' overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparing the role of standard references on the prevalence of Iranian children and adolescents' overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intervenções escolares para redução da obesidade infantil: uma revisão sistemática

Women's Behaviors and Views on Home Food Safety in Tehran: A Qualitative Study

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