Assess the prevalent factors and parental role leading to obesity among children in selected schools, Ludhiana, Punjab

Background: an exploratory study to assess the prevalent factors and parental role leading to obesity among children in selected schools Ludhiana, Punjab.
Purpose: Identify the deficit area among children to obesity and prepare guidelines for the parents regarding promotion of health of children.
Material and methods: Study conducted in school, non-experimental design, children age 9-17 yrs, population 200, purposive sampling technique, self structured questionnaire used, descriptive and inferential statics used for analysis and interpretation.
Result: prevalent factors had significant effect on the age along with dietary pattern, mothers occupation, family income, source of information same way parental role also has significant impact on child at p<0.05 level. Mean relationship between prevalent factors and parental role leading to obesity among children has weak relationship it indicates that as prevalent factors increased parental role also increased.
Implication and conclusion:  The finding of the study have great implication in nursing services and nursing research in community services by imparting health education to parents and teachers regarding prevention of childhood obesity.