Table 3 Parents’ participation and characteristics in WhatsApp and Facebook
Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Initial number of parents at start of study, n (%) | 64 (96) | 64 (96) |
Number of parents who left group, n (%) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) |
Total responses by parents | 356 | 135 |
Total posts and responses by researcher | 179 | 34 |
Responses by parents: | ||
Request clarification on the post | 9 | – |
Support programme | 82 | 45 |
Sharing of their problems or progress or child’s progress | 77 | 8 |
Request regarding child’s progress | 20 | 3 |
Sharing information about food and physical activity | 24 | 2 |
Simple replies (e.g. thank you, thumbs up, smiley emoji) | 75 | 73 |
Suggestions to improve children’s obesity issue at school level and national level | 6 | – |
Enquiry about other health issues | 4 | – |
Others | 59 | 4 |
Responses per parent: | ||
1–5 | 35 | 36 |
6–10 | 18 | 14 |
≥11 | 11 | 14 |