Conclusion
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
This study concluded that a staged, combined telephone and SMS support to mothers of children aged 2 years was associated with reduced children’s BMI at age 3 years only among those families with a low household income. The intervention was also associated with reduced odds of eating in front of the TV as well as with improved dietary and activity behaviors based on mothers’ self-reported estimates. Telephone and SMS based support targeted at low SES families could be a pertinent strategy to reduce current inequalities in childhood obesity.