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Claudia C Herrera-Suárez1, Javier E García-De Alba, Edgar M Vásquez-Garibay
1Instituto de Nutrición Humana, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Objective:
Characterising the semantic structure and cultural consensus level of pregnant adolescents attending outpatient consultation at the 'Dr. Juan I Menchaca' civil hospital in Guadalajara.
Methods:
A qualitative study using free-list structured interviews. Non-randomised propositive sampling included 54 pregnant adolescents aged 12-19.
Results:
There was a significant degree of cultural consensus concerning breakfast and dinner food; 14 foods were detected for breakfast and 8 for dinner.
Conclusion:
Ascertaining the pattern of cultural consensus concerning food led us to reinforcing, modifying or adding healthy foods to pregnant adolescents' diet.
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