Promoting Health Equity

Identifying Parent and Child Reactions to a Culturally-Grounded Obesity Prevention Program Specifically Designed for Black Girls Using Community-Engaged Research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15718490
AutoresHaley Allen (0000-0001-9494-371X, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Chishinga Callender (0000-0002-2106-3380, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine), Debbe Thompson (0000-0002-5491-8816, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen10
Número3
Páginas417-417
Fecha de publicación2023-02-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildren (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children10030417
PMID36979975
OpenAlexW4321496390
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas36

The Butterfly Girls (BFG) Study is a culturally and developmentally appropriate online obesity prevention program for 8-10-year-old Black girls designed with key stakeholders in the Black community. This multi-methods investigation, conducted with parent-child dyads who participated in an outcome evaluation of the intervention, aimed to understand parent and child reactions to the program. We were particularly interested in understanding perceptions regarding its cultural and developmental appropriateness, relevance and acceptability. Program participation and survey data (demographics, parent and child write-in comments on process evaluation surveys) were analyzed. Participation data demonstrated high adherence in treatment and comparison groups. Descriptive statistics were calculated for survey data and highlighted the socioeconomic diversity of the sample. Post intervention surveys included two fill-in-the-blank questions for parents (n = 184 for question 1, n = 65 for question 2) and one for children (n = 32). Comments were analyzed using structured thematic analysis. The majority of the feedback from child participants was complimentary and many found the program relatable. Among the parent responses, the majority found the program to be beneficial in its educational nature and in promoting behavior change. This multi-methods analysis suggests that the BFG program was perceived as beneficial by parents while being culturally and developmentally appropriate and engaging for young Black girls, highlighting the importance of co-collaboration in program development

Childhood obesity · Community-based participatory research · Culturally appropriate · Descriptive statistics · Developmental psychology · Diversity (politics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Health equity · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Obesity · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Public health · Qualitative research · Socioeconomic status · Thematic analysis · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology