Exploring Knowledge and Perception of Mothers, School Staff and Healthcare Staff to Address Childhood Obesity in India: A Qualitative Study

This research aims to explore the knowledge, attitude and perception of mothers, school staff and healthcare staff about childhood obesity. This is a qualitative study which adopts constructivist theory as the main methodological framework. Participants of this study will be mothers of children (4-14 years), school staff and healthcare staff. These participants will be from the rural part of India and this study will be carried out at Primary Health Centre (PHC). This study will implement interview and focus method for data collection and thematic analysis for data analysis.