Table 3.

Attitudes of Parents Facing Child Obesity According to Sociodemographic Characteristics.

	Case			Control
	Correct +	Incorrect −	χ2 (P)	Correct +	Incorrect −	χ2 (P)
Family’s socioeconomic level
● Low	3	27	19.05 (.035)	6	24	10.91 (.031)
● Middle	43	135		47	131
● High	16	30		14	32
Mother’s educational level
● Nil	13	41	11.01 (.044)	9	45	12.93 (.047)
● Primary	28	56		31	59
● Secondary	21	55		25	51
● Tertiary	4	36		6	34
Father’s educational level
● Nil	2	6	12.17 (.041)	3	5	14.08 (.034)
● Primary	10	15		9	16
● Secondary	47	50		46	51
● Tertiary	64	60		68	56