Strong support for broad policies to prevent childhood obesity among mothers in New South Wales, Australia
Health promotion journal of Australia, 2021•Wiley Online Library
Issue addressed Support for broad policies to prevent childhood obesity is not clear. This
study aimed to investigate the level of support for state government health promotion
policies among mothers with infants and its associated factors. Methods This secondary
analysis of data from 1155 mothers in NSW assessed approval for six policy options derived
from public health approaches to obesity. Descriptive statistics were used to show the extent
of policy approval across the cohort. Logistic regression models tested associations …
study aimed to investigate the level of support for state government health promotion
policies among mothers with infants and its associated factors. Methods This secondary
analysis of data from 1155 mothers in NSW assessed approval for six policy options derived
from public health approaches to obesity. Descriptive statistics were used to show the extent
of policy approval across the cohort. Logistic regression models tested associations …
Issue addressed
Support for broad policies to prevent childhood obesity is not clear. This study aimed to investigate the level of support for state government health promotion policies among mothers with infants and its associated factors.
Methods
This secondary analysis of data from 1155 mothers in NSW assessed approval for six policy options derived from public health approaches to obesity. Descriptive statistics were used to show the extent of policy approval across the cohort. Logistic regression models tested associations between perceived susceptibility and perceived severity of childhood obesity and approval of each policy option.
Results
The proportion of mothers who felt these policy options were ‘about the right amount’ (56%‐68%) or ‘not going far enough’ (24%‐36%), collectively represented 89%‐95% approval of government intervention. In comparison, 5%‐11% felt that these policies were ‘going too far’. Factors associated with their levels of support varied between each policy option, based on mothers’ characteristics and perceptions of childhood obesity.
Conclusion
These findings indicate high support for government intervention to prevent obesity among mothers in NSW and support health promotion advocacy in this area.
So what
Governments should give due consideration to implementing each of the six policy options and prioritise the implementation of restrictions on fast food advertising in publicly owned or controlled areas.
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