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Original Contribution

Knowledge of complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the Diabetes Centers in the Western Region of KSA
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Fahad Almatrafi, Khalid Alshehri, Daifallah Almalki, Thamer Aldajani, Abdullah Alwthainani, Khalid Almatrafi, Faris Almatrafi, Renad Alqurashi, Ghala Almatrafi ,Lama Alkhaldi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95240

Evaluation of outcome of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates
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[Abstract]
Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95241

Familial Mediterranean fever may actually be a persistent inflammatory process on vascular endothelium all over the body
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[Abstract]
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Engin Altintas, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu,
Abdulrazak Abyad,Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95242

Assessment of Epidemic and Pandemic Events Preparedness in Ministry of Health Hospitals, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Ahmad Mosa Faqeeh, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai. Mohammed Ahmed Jahlan, Ahmed Nasser Khayrat, Hussein Ali Azyabi, Abdullah Ibrahim Asiri, Mohammed Ali Azybi, Madi Mustafa Habkor
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95244

Strategies For Enhancing the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care: Addressing Overcrowding and Patients' Length of Stay
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[Abstract]
Amal Abdullah Alharbi, Maha Sanat Alreshidi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95246

Population and Community Studies

Egg Allergy in Jeddah City - Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95247

Prevalence of childhood obesity, its associated risk factors and parental misperception of their child's actual weight among Saudi children in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia 2021: A cross-sectional study
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[Abstract]
Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95248

Ocular Complications in diabetic children in Aseer region
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Ali Mohammed Al-Amri, Ibarhim Marie Shahrani, Ahmad Saad Al Zomia, Ahmed Falh Alayash, Muath Hussain Alhudaithi, Alhassan Alhussein Almonawar, Abdulaziz Mohammed Asiri, Meshari Hassan Asiri, Saeed Ali Alqarni
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95249

COVID-19 in the Region

Anxiety and coping strategies among COVID-19 patients in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Shumukh Mohammed Alhejaili, Osama Madani Kiram, Duoaa Seddiq Abdoh, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95250

Case Reports

Unusual presentation of tinea corporis skin lesion - A Case Report
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Hanan K. Taha Alshammari, Neelufur Sulaiman Sait
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952502

Original Clinical Research

Contact Lens Use Patterns and Safety Determinants among Adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Ahmed Basheikh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952503

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February 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 2

Prevalence of childhood obesity, its associated risk factors and parental misperception of their child’s actual weight among Saudi children in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia 2021:
A cross-sectional study


Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy

Correspondence:
Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy, MBBS
Yanbu Family Medicine Residency Program, Asharqiah PHC
Email: dr.roses_1411@hotmail.com

Received: December 2021; Accepted: January 2022; Published: February 1, 2022. Citation: Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy. Prevalence of childhood obesity, its associated risk factors and parental misperception of their child’s actual weight among Saudi children in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia 2021: A cross-sectional study. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(2): 60-83 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95248

Abstract



Aim of Study: To determine prevalence of childhood obesity among attendants of primary health care centers, its associated risk factors, and to identify parental misperceptions regarding their children’s actual weight.

Methods: Following a cross-sectional study design, at primary health care centers (PHCC) in Yanbu Albahr City, Saudi Arabia, the study sample included 80 parents of Saudi healthy -school children aged 6 to 12 years. The study questionnaire included sociodemographic data of children and their parents, anthropometric data of children, the 1st section of the Arabic version of Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ), the child’s lifestyle behavior assessment and parent’s perception regarding their child’s weight.

Results: Prevalence of overweight among children was 5%, while 13.8% were obese. Fast foods, sweets and soft drinks were commonly consumed by children, while 36.3% did not practice any sports. Children’s BMI grades did not differ significantly according to their or their parents’ sociodemographic factors, or their dietary habits, but differed according to their parents’ educational level (p=0.038), with highest prevalence of obesity among less educated parents. Only 7.5% of parents perceived their children as overweight, while 1.3% perceived their children as obese. Parents’ perception regarding their children’s weight did not differ according to how they judge their weight, the way they weigh their weight or their source of information about their children’s weight. Most parents (56.3%) incorrectly perceived their children’s weight.

Conclusions: Prevalence of obesity among primary school children in Yanbu Albahr City is high. Unhealthy dietary habits, and physical inactivity are common among Saudi children. Most parents misperceive their children’s actual body weight. Children’s BMI grades differ significantly according to their parents’ educational level, with highest prevalence of obesity among less educated parents.

Key Words: Childhood obesity, risk factors, dietary habits, physical activity, parents’ perception about children’s weight, Saudi Arabia.







 


 
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