Research Article
“Culture Is So Interspersed”: Child-Minders’ and Health Workers’ Perceptions of Childhood Obesity in South Africa
Table 1
Key characteristics of study sites in Cape Town, South Africa.
| | | Khayelitsha | Rondebosch | Heideveld |
| | Region | Western Cape, CT | Western Cape, CT | Western Cape, CT |
| | Size of study area | 10,000/km2 | 2,300/km2 | 9,600/km2 |
| | Population of study area | 391,749 | 14,591 | 17,388 |
| | Race/Ethnicity & Language information within region | Race: Black African (98.6%), Coloured (0.6%); Language: Xhosa (90.5%), English (3.2%) | Race: White (62.7%), Black African (16.5%), Coloured (9.6%), Indian/Asian (6.1%); Language: English (84.3%), Afrikaans (7.6%), Other (8.1%) | Race: Black African (5.3%), Coloured (92.3%); Language: Afrikaans (63.1%), English (34.4%) |
| | Number of interviewees | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| | Recruitment Strategy | Purposeful; Snowball Sampling |
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These data were not collected among participants. Source: [42–44].
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