Table 2.
Adults' perspectives on factors that influence adolescent obesity and on feasible priorities for the content of school-based programmes: average bridging values and average ratings for importance and feasibility for each cluster, statements that were rated relatively high for both importance and feasibility (upper right quadrant of the Go-Zone map).
| Cluster solution | Bridging value | Average important score* | Average feasibility score* | Statements rated as most important and feasible** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perspectives of adults on the factors that influence adolescent obesity | ||||
| 1-Community | 0.42 | 4.02 | 2.95 | No statement rated as most importance and feasible |
| 2-Biology | 0.68 | 3.42 | 2.68 | No statement rated as most importance and feasible |
| 3-Lifestyle | 0.13 | 3.86 | 3.6 | 4-High-calorie and high-carbohydrate intake 8-Fizzy drinks and high-calorie energy drinks 15-Sedentary lifestyles associated with electronic devices |
| 4-School environments | 0.22 | 4.11 | 3.89 | 14-Awareness of physical activity,19- Fast-food restaurants 27-Drink water at school 29-Insufficient physical activity 34-Family awareness 35-Check-ups for general health |
| 5-Home environment | 0.03 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 20-Eat a healthy diet 24-Eat fruit and vegetables 28-Follow Islamic rules in diet habits 30-Snacks in front of the TV 31-Time spent watching TV 33-Awareness of sleep as a healthy behavior |
| Perspectives of adults on feasible priorities for the content of a school-based programme | ||||
| 1-Ministry of Education Support | 0.07 | 4.03 | 3.98 | 1-Offer healthy food in the canteen 2-Remove chocolate and sweets 7-Have a dietitian to advice the canteen 8-Establish connection between health center and the canteen 13-Attractive healthy meals in school 29-Nutritionists should be part of the programme 32-Lack of healthy and suitable diets 33-Lack of specialist school meal supervisors |
| 2-Public health programmes | 0.46 | 3.79 | 3.84 | 3- Awareness of unhealthy foods such as fast foods |
| 3-Schools Environment | 0.14 | 3.83 | 3.92 | 4-Educate children about healthy food 5-Educate children about obesity 6-Offer practice programme 26-Health guides in schools |
| 4-Wider environmental influences | 0.7 | 3.96 | 3.82 | 12-Encourage healthy breakfasts 14-Encourage walking 30-Promote family responsibility 38-Lack of family knowledge about obesity |
*
Score out of 5.
**
Derived from the upper right quadrant of the Go-Zone map. The number preceding the statement corresponds to the number of the statement on the Go-Zone map.