Abstract
Objective
To determine preferred policies and programs to prevent obesity and diabetes as identified
by parents and caregivers of 3- to 5-year-old Latino children.
Design
Constructs from the Social Ecological Model were used to develop 10 focus group and
key informant interview questions.
Setting
Community venues and schools in St Paul, MN.
Participants
A total of 64 parents and caregivers and 20 key informants provided comments.
Intervention(s)
Community-based participatory research methods were used to gather opinions regarding
appropriate and preferred methods to prevent obesity and diabetes among Latino youth.
Native Spanish-speaking investigators who were members of the community conducted
7 focus groups (60–90 minutes each) and 20 key informant interviews.
Main Outcome Measures
Themes and subthemes of preferences based on participant comments.
Analysis
Transcript-based, long-table qualitative analysis.
Results
Five themes were identified: (1) cultural beliefs and practices are inconsistent with
obesity prevention; (2) cost and convenience; (3) positive parenting practices; (4)
we want to learn more about being healthy; and (5) gardens, parks, gyms, and school
meals. At least 1 theme fell within each of the Social Ecological Model domains.
Conclusions and Implications
Our results suggest that parents of young Hispanic children prefer that obesity and
diabetes prevention programs address multiple levels of influence.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 29, 2017
Accepted:
August 14,
2017
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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