Table 2.
Perceived treats towards childhood obesity among mothers
| Item | Normal weight379 | Overweight/obesity146 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree/Disagree | No idea | strongly agree/agree | strongly disagree/disagree | No idea | strongly agree/agree | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| I am worry about excessive weight of my child | 71 | 18.7 | 162 | 42.7 | 146 | 38.5 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 44.5 | 50 | 34.2 |
| Loss of extra weight of my baby is one of my mental trouble | 95 | 25 | 206 | 54 | 78 | 20.5 | 40 | 27.3 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 22.6 |
| After buying fast-food meals for my child I fell sin and guilty | 68 | 17.9 | 107 | 28.2 | 204 | 53.8 | 37 | 25.3 | 68 | 46.5 | 41 | 28 |
| I believe that obese children are at the risk of some illnesses such as cardiovascular disease. | 37 | 9.7 | 85 | 22.4 | 257 | 67.8 | 24 | 16.4 | 58 | 39.7 | 64 | 43.8 |
| I believe that overweight /obesity of my child reduce my mental health and self-esteem | 49 | 12.9 | 81 | 29 | 249 | 65.6 | 25 | 15.2 | 64 | 43.8 | 57 | 39 |
| I believe that overweight/obesity hazardous to my children. | 46 | 12.1 | 80 | 21 | 253 | 66.7 | 34 | 23.2 | 71 | 48.6 | 41 | 28 |