Social Ecological Barriers for Healthy Eating of Obese Children and Their Caregivers in Low-income Families in South Korea

ABSTRACT

In this qualitative study, the focus is on healthy eating in children from low-income families who visit a Community Child Care center (CCC) in South Korea. Barriers for healthy eating were identified using focus group interviews with low-income overweight and obese children and their caregivers and applying a social ecological model as well as the framework analysis for qualitative data. The need for theory- and evidence-based health promotion interventions is indicated, at the level of the family, but also at the level of collaboration among all stakeholders, as well as multi-level policy changes.

KEYWORDS:

• Feeding behavior
• focus group interview
• health status disparities
• pediatric obesity
• social ecological model

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) [No. 2015R1C1A1A01052892].