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Table 5 Helpfulness of intervention components reported by 69 of 168 parents participating in Creciendo Sanos

From: Feasibility and impact of Creciendo Sanos, a clinic-based pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschool children in Mexico City

 

N (%)

 
 

Yes

No

Unsure

 

Would you recommend the Creciendo Sanos educational sessions to friends and family?

69 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 
 

Very satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Somewhat unsatisfied

Very unsatisfied

In general, how satisfied are you with your participation in Creciendo Sanos ?

62 (90)

1 (1)

0 (0)

6 (9)

 

Increased satisfaction with the clinic

Diminished satisfaction

No impact on satisfaction

 

What do you think of the medical attention you and your child have received in the clinic since your participation began?

57 (83)

0 (0)

12 (17)

 
 

Not much

Some

A lot

 

Average helpfulness of primary intervention components across targeted behaviors *

    

Educational sessions with the nutritionist

2 (1)

20 (5)

362 (94)

 

Parent obesity prevention manual

4 (1)

45 (12)

337 (87)

 

Calendar to record changes in target behaviors

13 (3)

44 (11)

327 (85)

 

How much did each of the following help you to:

    

Reduce sugar-sweetened beverages?

    

Labels demonstrating the quantity of sugar in beverages

1 (1)

6 (9)

62 (90)

 

Examples of appropriate portion sizes for sweet beverages for children

0 (0)

5 (7)

64 (93)

 

Increase fruits and vegetables?

    

Healthy eating plate

0 (0)

3 (4)

66 (96)

 

Sample healthy recipes for children’s meals

0 (0)

2 (3)

67 (97)

 

Reduce sweets, fried foods and packaged snacks?

    

Labels and packages showing sugar, fat and sodium contained in fried foods and sweets

0(0)

7(10)

62(90)

 
  1. *Results sum responses across all behavioral goals because the educational sessions, parent manual and calendar were intervention components used to address every behavioral goal. Other educational activities (e.g. learning to read nutrition labels to reduce added sugar in diet) were unique to specific goals.