Development and validation of a health education module for parents of schoolchildren with overweight and obesity in the UAE
The validated HEM is culturally relevant, parent-friendly, and scientifically grounded. It offers a structured, high-quality educational tool suitable for use in research, school-based initiatives, and public-health programs aimed at reducing childhood obesity in the UAE.
Authors
- Leila Ismail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0946-1818)
- Hafzan Yusoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6940-0841)
- Maysm N. Mohamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6396-6625)
- Hadia Radwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-2554)
- Mona Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-8453)
- Hamid Jan B. Jan Mohamed
- Hayder Hasan
- Heba S. M. Mustafaalsaafin
- Heba F. Almassri
Institutions
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344967
- Primary Topic
- Health Education and Validation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00