Factors Associated with Successful Mentoring of Parents Addressing Childhood Obesity: A Mixed Methods Approach
Table 1
Parent participant responses by randomization assignment to parent mentor or community health worker regarding perceptions of the parent mentor or community health worker and their own confidence regarding their child’s weight status. All scales with a possible range from 0 to 100, reported as mean (SD) using independent samples -tests.
Parent mentor participants ()
Community health worker participants ()
value
Problem of childhood obesity in my community
77 (31)
81 (27)
0.67
Confidence in making healthier choices
97 (5)
99 (4)
0.39
Confidence in finding resources
97 (7)
97 (6)
0.93
Confidence that my child can achieve a healthy weight
