Informing Active Play and Screen Time Behaviour Change Interventions for Low Socioeconomic Position Mothers of Young Children: What Do Mothers Want?

Table 2

Urban/regional and low/high educated mothers’ access of parenting information.

Question	Total   (%)	Urban   (%)	Regional   (%)	Low educated   (%)	High educated   (%)
Where mothers go to access information about parenting and their
Internet (Google search, specific websites, Facebook, forums, email newsletters)	27 (84)	20 (91)	7 (70)	13 (76)	14 (93)
Talking with lay people (other parents, family, friends)	19 (59)	16 (73)	3 (30)	9 (53)	10 (67)
Health professionals (doctors, maternal child health nurse, nurse-on-call)	16 (50)	10 (46)	6 (60)	9 (53)	7 (47)
Books/library/magazines	15 (47)	11 (50)	4 (40)	6 (35)	9 (60)
Childcare professionals (childcare staff, playgroup leaders)	4 (13)	1 (5)	3 (30)	2 (12)	2 (13)
Own experience (with older children, other younger family members)	2 (6)	1 (5)	1 (10)	2 (12)	0 (0)
TV, DVDs, radio	2 (6)	1 (5)	1 (10)	1 (6)	1 (7)
How mothers best like to learn about things relating to children/
Talking with lay people (other parents, family, friends)	24 (75)	12 (55)	2 (20)	9 (53)	5 (33)
Reading (books, magazines, other written materials)	15 (47)	10 (46)	5 (50)	8 (47)	7 (47)
Internet	14 (44)	9 (41)	5 (50)	6 (35)	8 (53)
Health professionals	7 (22)	4 (18)	3 (30)	2 (12)	5 (33)
Watching videos, listening to audio books	5 (16)	3 (14)	2 (20)	2 (12)	2 (13)
Experiential learning	4 (13)	4 (18)	0 (0)	1 (6)	3 (20)
Own upbringing	2 (6)	2 (9)	0 (0)	1 (6)	1 (7)
Practical courses (e.g., sleep school)	1 (3)	0 (0)	1 (10)	1 (6)	0 (0)
Did mothers previously look for information about children’s play?
Yes	21 (66)	14 (64)	7 (70)	7 (41)	14 (93)
No	11 (34)	8 (36)	3 (30)	10 (59)	1 (7)
Did mothers previously look for information about children’s screen time?
Yes	20 (63)	15 (68)	5 (50)	5 (29)	7 (47)
No	12 (38)	7 (32)	5 (50)	12 (71)	8 (53)

Percentages may not add up to 100% as mothers may have had multiple responses.