Childhood obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA
Eligibility
Age
4 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers aged between 4 and 6 years old; both genders; enrolled in preschool education; residents of the municipality of Guaíba; parents and guardians of preschoolers; preschool teachers; health agents working in the school health program
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers in wheelchairs; volunteers diagnosed with cerebral palsy; volunteers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; volunteers diagnosed with Down syndrome; volunteers diagnosed with heart disease; volunteers diagnosed with endocrine diseases; teachers and health agents of the school health program who have sick leave; teachers and health agents of the school health program who have maternity leave
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an increase in the Likert scale score, in the data collected in the questionnaire assessing knowledge about child food and nutrition collected 12 weeks after the intervention, of individuals who received community food and nutrition education intervention;It is expected to find a decrease in the diagnosis of childhood obesity, assessed by the body mass index for gender and age, in the anthropometric assessment data, collected 12 weeks after the intervention, of individuals who received community intervention in food and nutrition education.;It is expected to find a decrease in the consumption of ultra-processed foods, assessed by the food consumption questionnaire, in the data collected 12 weeks after the intervention, from individuals who received community food and nutrition education intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to verify, based on the food frequency questionnaire, collected at the beginning of the intervention, a lower prevalence of excess weight in children who were exclusively breastfed for a longer period of time;It is expected to verify, based on data from the socioeconomic questionnaire, collected at the beginning of the intervention, the risk factors for childhood obesity;It is expected to verify good satisfaction and usability of the educational products developed for community intervention in food and nutrition education, based on the data obtained from the educational product evaluation questionnaire, after 4 weeks of community intervention | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCleidilene Magalhães
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA
Outcome results
None listed