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Table 1 Characteristics of parents

From: One size does not fit all–qualitative process evaluation of the Healthy School Start parental support programme to prevent overweight and obesity among children in disadvantaged areas in Sweden

Parent

Sex of parent

Sex of child

Age

Education

No. of children

Country of birth

Years in Sweden

Number of MI sessions

Behaviour focus in MI session

School class

1

F

B

40

University

4

Sweden

-

2

Activity/food

A

2

F

G

35

High school

2

Sweden

-

2

Overweight/food

A

3

M

B

49

University

3

Iraq

23

2

Activity/eating together

B

4

M

B

43

Elem. school

4

Iraq

14

2

Sleep

B

5

F

G

41

University

2

Korea

40

2

Activity

C

6

F

G

34

University

2

Sweden

-

2

Parental influence on child

D

7

F

G

43

High school

2

Sweden

-

2

Activity/food

D

8

F

B + G

43

Elem. school

6

Lebanon

26

2

Vegetables

E

9

M

G

31

High school

3

India

15

1

Activity

F

10

F

B

35

High school

2

Turkey

15

1

Variation of food

G

11

F

G

34

High school

3

Sweden

-

1

Activity/food

H

12

M

B

39

High school

5

Afghanistan

10

1

No focus

F

13

M

G

37

University

2

Sweden

-

1

Activity

C

14

F

G

30

University

3

Somalia

18

1

Food

I

  1. F female, M male, B boy, G girl, - = born in Sweden, Number of MI sessions corresponds to degree of participation in the intervention