Facilitadores y barreras para el consumo del complemento alimenticio del Programa Oportunidades / Facilitators and barriers for the consumption of a micronutrient supplement
Salud pública Méx
; 50(4): 316-324, jul.-agosto 2008. ilus
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RESUMEN
OBJETIVO:
Determinar y explorar los factores socioculturales que facilitan u obstaculizan el consumo recomendado de un complemento alimenticio (CA) repartido en todo el país como parte del Programa Oportunidades en niños de 6 a 59 meses de edad. MATERIAL YMÉTODOS:
Estudio cualitativo en comunidades rurales de los estados de Chiapas y Veracruz. Se realizaron 44 entrevistas semiestructuradas y se organizaron 25 grupos focales de madres beneficiarias e informantes clave. El análisis se efectuó bajo el enfoque fenomenológico.RESULTADOS:
Los facilitadores fueron gratuidad, gran accesibilidad, aceptabilidad favorable del CA y alta credibilidad de las madres en las recomendaciones médicas; las barreras fueron problemas de almacenamiento y distribución, condiciones de pobreza, dilución intrafamiliar, creencias y conocimientos.CONCLUSIÓN:
Los resultados permitieron sugerir elementos para promover el CA, así como identificar las incongruencias culturales y sociales entre las recomendaciones del programa y las prácticas y preferencias de la población objetivo.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To define and explore the sociocultural factors that could enhance (facilitators) or interfere with (barriers) the adequate consumption of a nutritional supplement (NS) by children from 6 to 59 months of age, provided as part of the national program Oportunidades. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Qualitative study in rural communities of Chiapas and Veracruz. Forty-four semi-structured interviews and 25 focus groups were conducted with mothers and other key informants. The framework analysis approach was used.RESULTS:
Facilitators. The NS is free, is highly accessible, is positively accepted and mothers believe the physicians recommendations. Barriers. Lack of adequate storage and distribution, poverty conditions, intrahousehold dilution (within the family members), beliefs regarding child feeding and the purpose of the NS.CONCLUSION:
Results shows the incongruence between the Programs recommendations and the preferences and practices of the target population and provides important elements to be considered in the promotion of the NS.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Micronutrients
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Dietary Supplements
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
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Implementation_research
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Es
Journal:
Salud pública Méx
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia
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Mexico
Country of publication:
Mexico