ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022
Key Informants' Perspectives on Childhood Obesity in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study.
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- Early life socioeconomic status and risk of overweight and obesity across childhood and adolescence in four low and middle income countries.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of and Socio-Demographic Factors of Malnutrition Among Vietnamese Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Demographic variation and socioeconomic inequalities in all forms of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 9 years: findings from the Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 2020.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Meanings that mothers of obese children attribute to eating habits: grounded theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Unraveling Childhood Obesity: A Grounded Theory Approach to Psychological, Social, Parental, and Biological Factors.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesVietnam's post-war globalization, economic development, and urbanization have contributed to a nutrition transition from traditional diets to highly-processed diets, and increased prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity. Our study aims to explore the attitudes and behaviors driving this epidemic.
methodsThis qualitative study focused on the perspectives and practices of Vietnamese parents, schoolteachers and doctors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 12 regarding the historical, social, and cultural influences contributing to childhood overweight and obesity. Audio-recorded interviews were translated and transcribed, then analyzed using modified ground theory to identify themes and representative quotes.
resultsFive themes were identified: (1) Change in diet between generations, (2) Preference for rounder children, (3) Unhealthy feeding practices, (4) Reduced physical activity, and (5) Increasing awareness of childhood obesity. A conceptual map detailed the shift from war-time to post-war economic environment and psycho-social context for raising children to be large, safe and academically-successful. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: We found that globalization, urbanization and economic development-in the context of historical, social and cultural attitudes-may contribute to increasing child obesity in Vietnam. Obesity prevention through public health and educational institutions should involve policies and programs for healthy eating and exercise, tailored to address parental figures' concerns.
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