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. 2021 Dec 5;23(4):e13402. doi: 10.1111/obr.13402

TABLE 2.

Main characteristics of included interventions (n = 12)

Intervention characteristics n Reference numbers
Stated aim
Obesity prevention 5 47 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 55 , 56 , 57 / 58
Improving specific behavior(s) 5 48 , 53 / 54 , 59 , 60 , 61
Child development 2 46 , 52
Target obesity‐related behavior(s)
Multiple lifestyle behaviors 7 47 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 52 , 55 , 56 , 57 / 58 , 60
Activity and sedentary behaviors 3 53 / 54 , 59 , 61
Feeding and nutrition 2 46 , 48
Target child age
In utero until 2 years 4 46 , 56 , 57 / 58 , 61
2–5 years 7 47 , 48 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 52 , 53 / 54 , 55 , 59
0–5 years 1 60
Engaged in intervention
Child 3 53 / 54 , 59 , 60
Parent/caregiver and child 9 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 52 , 55 , 56 , 57 / 58 , 61
Setting b
Early education and care settings 5 47 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 53 / 54 , 59 , 60
Community venue 3 52 , 59 , 61
Home 3 48 , 52 , 56
Healthcare clinic or hospital 3 55 , 57 / 58 , 61
Community health center 2 46 , 48
Mode of delivery b
Face‐to‐face, groups 10 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 53 / 54 , 55 , 59 , 60 , 57 / 58 , 61
Face‐to‐face, individual 2 48 , 52
Telephone, individual 1 56
Online component 1 47
Provider/facilitator
Health professional 4 46 , 52 , 55 , 56
Childcare staff member 3 47 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 53 / 54
Parents or peers 3 48 , 60 , 57 / 58
Research assistant 2 59 , 61
Theory of intervention
Described/referred to 7 47 , 48 , 49 / 50 / 51 , 55 , 56 , 59 , 57 / 58
Not described 5 46 , 52 , 53 / 54 , 60 , 61
a

Multiple categories applied to some interventions; therefore, the sum is greater than 12.