Obesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait

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dc.coverageCairo
dc.creatorYousif Al Rodhan
dc.creatorYousef Al Abdeen
dc.creatorEisa Saleh
dc.creatorNaser Al Fodari
dc.creatorHamad Al Saqer
dc.creatorFarah Alhumoud
dc.creatorLukman Thalib
dc.date2026-04-19T11:23:45Z
dc.date2026-04-19T11:23:45Z
dc.date2019-07-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T09:59:15Z
dc.descriptionBackground: Childhood obesity is on the increase in the Middle East. Aims: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child weight. Methods: A nation-wide study of data on height and weight were obtained from nurses’ records, and maternal perceptions were assessed through a self-administered questionnaire. Sample size comprised 2208 individuals with BMI measurements and 1002 with BMI and maternal perception data. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obese children combined was 40.9% as per WHO cut-off values and 39.7% as per Centres for Disease Control and Prevention categorizations. We also found that 77.9% of overweight and 45.4% of obese children were perceived by their mothers to have healthy body weights. Additionally, 39.8% of children with normal weight were also judged by their mothers to be underweight. Conclusions: An alarmingly high prevalence of childhood obesity among Kuwaiti children, coupled with mothers distorted perception of their child’s actual weight status is a serious concern that requires urgent public health intervention
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dc.identifier1020-3397
dc.identifier1687-1634 (Online)
dc.identifierhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/385293
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.18.060
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/235179
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
dc.relationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal
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dc.relation25
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Health Organization
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectMaternal Health
dc.subjectMaternal Health Services
dc.subjectChild Health
dc.subjectChild Health Services
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectKuwait
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.titleObesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait
dc.typeJournal articles

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