Study of Parental Attitudes Related to the Use of Antibiotics in Children who Referred to Dentistry Faculties in Three Different Cities

Childhood obesity and caries are linked to sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and excessive juice consumption. We assessed psychosocial factors influencing children’s beverage consumption and strategies to promote healthier choices. Using a quantitative and qualitative approach guided by the theory of planned behavior, we surveyed and interviewed 37 parents of preschool-aged children on barriers and facilitators of children’s beverage consumption. Most children (83.8%) consumed SSBs, 67.6% drank >4 to 6 oz of juice per day. Parent’s self-efficacy was the strongest correlate of parent’s behavioral intention to limit SSB (0.72, standard error 0.08, P = .03). Parents’ motivations to limit their child’s SSB intake extended beyond simply preventing caries and obesity; they also considered the implications of these conditions on children’s self-image, future health, and quality of life. Yet, the influence of multidimensional barriers made it difficult to reduce children’s SSB consumption. Interventions that address parental attitudes, values, and self-efficacy to address external factors could help reduce children’s SSB consumption.

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Parental attitudes toward fertility preservation in boys with cancer: context of different risk levels of infertility and success rates of fertility restoration

Yearbook of Urology ◽

10.1016/j.yuro.2013.05.003 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 184-185

Author(s):

D.E. Coplen

Keyword(s):

Fertility Preservation ◽

Fertility Restoration ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Success Rates ◽

Risk Levels

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The Influence of Religious Beliefs on Parental Attitudes About Children's Fantasy Behavior

Imagining the Impossible ◽

10.1017/cbo9780511571381.010 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 247-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Marjorie Taylor ◽

Stephanie M. Carlson

Keyword(s):

Religious Beliefs ◽

Parental Attitudes

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A community intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and drunkenness among adolescents in Sweden: a quasi-experiment

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10755-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Robert Svensson ◽

Björn Johnson ◽

Karl Kronkvist

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Community Intervention ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Compulsory Education ◽

Self Report ◽

Probability Models ◽

Drinking Habits ◽

Adolescent Drinking ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Linear Probability

Abstract Background Several studies have examined the effect of community interventions on youth alcohol consumption, and the results have often been mixed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a community intervention known as the Öckerö Method on adolescent alcohol consumption and perceived parental attitudes towards adolescent drinking. Method The study is based on a quasi-experimental design, using matched controls. Self-report studies were conducted among adolescents in grades 7–9 of compulsory education in four control and four intervention communities in the south of Sweden in 2016–2018. Baseline measures were collected in autumn 2016 before the intervention was implemented in the intervention communities. Outcomes were the adolescents’ alcohol consumption, past-year drunkenness, past-month drunkenness and perceived parental attitudes towards alcohol. Results Estimating Difference-in-Difference models using Linear Probability Models, we found no empirical evidence that the intervention has any effect on adolescents’ drinking habits, or on their perceptions of their parents’ attitudes towards adolescent drinking. Conclusion This is the first evaluation of this method, and we found no evidence that the intervention had any effect on the level of either young people’s alcohol consumption or their past-year or past-month drunkenness, nor on their parents’ perceived attitudes toward adolescent drinking. A further improvement would be to employ a follow-up period that is longer than the three-year period employed in this study. Trial registration ISRCTN registry: Study ID: 51635778, 31th March 2021 (Retrospectively registered).

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