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The Relationship Between Paternal Preconception Obesity and Health Behaviors and Childhood Obesity: Protocol for a
Marie-Eve Laforest1, Stephanie Ward2, Liette-Andrée Landry3
1École de Science Infirmière, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé et des Services Communautaires, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada.
Insights
Paternal preconception obesity and unhealthy behaviors may increase a child's risk of obesity. Educating fathers on healthy lifestyle choices before conception is crucial for public health interventions.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Reproductive Health
- Pediatrics
Background:
- Childhood obesity is a significant global public health issue.
- Addressing obesity requires understanding factors across the lifespan, including preconception influences.
- Paternal preconception factors are increasingly recognized as important for offspring health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review the relationship between paternal preconception obesity and health behaviors.
- To examine the association between these paternal factors and offspring overweight or obesity.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of peer-reviewed quantitative studies and grey literature.
- Searched 7 databases for studies on paternal preconception obesity, health behaviors (smoking, diet, exercise), and childhood obesity.
- Followed PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines and used the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies.
Main Results:
- This systematic review was conducted between December 2021 and August 2022.
- Anticipated to synthesize findings on paternal preconception exposures and their link to childhood obesity.
Conclusions:
- This review will enhance understanding of how paternal preconception factors influence offspring weight.
- Findings will inform health professionals in counseling prospective parents, emphasizing paternal health before conception.
Background:
Childhood obesity is a global public health concern and is a priority for researchers and policy makers. To overcome the epidemic of obesity, influencing factors throughout the life span need to be addressed, including those in the preconception period. A better understanding of the association between paternal preconception factors and childhood obesity is important for public health interventions.
Objective:
This systematic review will examine the relationship between paternal preconception obesity and health behaviors and their offspring's overweight or obesity.
Methods:
Peer-reviewed quantitative studies and grey literature that report associations between paternal preconception obesity and health behaviors-such as smoking, exercise, and eating habits-and childhood overweight and obesity will be identified through a computerized literature search in 7 databases. The quality of each study will be assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Characteristics of the included studies will be reported, and relevant findings from each paternal preconception exposure will be narratively synthesized. This review will follow the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines.
Results:
This systematic review is anticipated to begin in December 2021 and be completed by the end of August 2022.
Conclusions:
This systematic review will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between preconception paternal exposures and their offspring's overweight or obesity. Findings will help support health professionals working with prospective parents to educate fathers on the benefits of improving their weight and health behaviors during the preconception period.
International Registered Report Identifier (Irrid):
PRR1-10.2196/31254.
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