Objective: To identify factors influencing Black immigrant mothers’ perceptions and concerns about child weight and to compare children’s diet quality according to these perceptions and concerns.Design: Mothers’ perceptions and concerns about child weight were assessed with sex-specific figure rating scales and the Child Feeding Questionnaire, respectively. Participants’ weights and heights were measured and characterised using WHO references. Children’s dietary intakes were estimated using a 24-h dietary recall. Children’s diet quality was evaluated using the relative proportion of their energy intake provided by ultra-processed products, which were identified with the NOVA classification. χ² tests, multivariate logistic regressions and t tests were performed.Setting: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Participants: Black immigrant mothers of Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean origin (n 186) and their 6–12-year-old children.Results: Among mothers, 32·4 % perceived their child as having overweight while 48·4 % expressed concerns about child weight. Girls and children with overweight or obesity were significantly more likely to be perceived as having overweight by their mothers than boys and normal-weight children, respectively. Mothers of children living with obesity, but not overweight, were significantly more likely to be concerned about their child’s weight than mothers of normal-weight children. Children’s diet quality did not differ according to mothers’ perceptions and concerns.Conclusions: Children’s gender and weight status were major determinants of perceptions and concerns about child weight among Black immigrant mothers. Including knowledge about mothers’ perceptions and concerns about child weight will help nutrition professionals develop interventions tailored to specific family needs within the context of their cultural backgrounds.

Dans les régions canadiennes où les communautés francophones vivent en situation minoritaire, l’offre active (OA) de services en français consiste à proposer des services en français de façon proactive et dès le premier contact. Dans le contexte des services sociaux et de santé, l’OA contribue à la qualité, à la sécurité et à l’équité des soins destinés à ces communautés. La Grille d’observation des indicateurs de compétence en OA a été créée pour évaluer cette compétence chez les futurs professionnels dans un contexte d’apprentissage par simulation. Le présent projet de recherche visait à poursuivre l’évaluation métrologique de la grille en mesurant sa fidélité interjuges grâce au coefficient de corrélation intraclasse (CCI). Les résultats ont démontré un niveau de fidélité globale élevé (CCI = 0,87), ce qui permet d’encourager l’utilisation de la grille dans les milieux d’apprentissage. Des recherches supplémentaires permettront d’évaluer la fidélité de la grille dans divers contextes et d’assurer l’amélioration continue de la formation des futurs professionnels sur l’OA.

The Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) is a well-established tool used to assess parental beliefs, attitudes, and child feeding practices, with a focus on childhood obesity proneness. To date, there is no French version of the CFQ, nor any Canadian studies assessing its construct validity. The aim of this study was to assess the construct validity and the reliability of a French version of the CFQ among Black mothers (n = 136) of school-aged children living in Ottawa (Canada). The final best fitting model included 7 factors, 20 items, and 1 error covariance. This model was retained as the final model as it (1) excluded two items with very low factor loadings; (2) had the lowest χ², AIC, BIC, RMSEA, and SRMR values; and (3) had CFI and TLI values ≥ 0.95. Internal consistency ranged from poor to good; the restriction subscale had the lowest internal consistency, followed by the perceived responsibility, pressure to eat, perceive child weight, concern about child weight, and monitoring scales, respectively. Our results showed that a seven-factor model with minor modifications was best fitted to the current data. Future studies are needed to test the validity and reliability of the CFQ in other population groups and among fathers.

La formation des futurs prestataires de soins à l’offre active (OA) des services sociaux et de santé (SSS) en français est essentielle pour permettre l’accès équitable à des services de qualité pour les francophones en situation minoritaire (FSM) au Canada. L’apprentissage par module de simulation interprofessionnelle est une avenue prometteuse à évaluer. L’objectif du présent travail est d’évaluer la satisfaction et l’efficacité perçue de l’apprentissage de l’OA des SSS en français à l’aide d’un module de simulation interprofessionnelle spécifique, le MODULE-IP-SIM-OA. En ce qui concerne la méthodologie, des stagiaires de programmes en SSS de l’Université d’Ottawa ont complété le dit module, suivi d’un débreffage synchrone et d’un questionnaire de rétroaction en ligne, entre mai et décembre 2023. Les 216 stagiaires issus de neuf disciplines ont rapporté des taux élevés de satisfaction et d’efficacité perçue concernant le MODULE-IP-SIM-OA et son débreffage. Cet apprentissage, jugé efficace par les stagiaires, pourrait avoir des retombées positives sur l’offre de services aux FSM afin d’atténuer les barrières linguistiques en santé.