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| Id: | 3580
| | Autor: | Parker, Megan E; Schroeder, Dirk G; Begin, France; Hurtado, Elena. | | Título: | Maternal preferences for consistency of complementary foods in Guatemala.
| | Fuente: | Food and Nutrition Bulletin;19(1):6-12, 1998. tab.
| | Resumen: | Increasing the nutrient density of comlementary food mixtures is a common strategy for improving child nutrition in developing countries. Such modification, however, typically increases the viscosity of the mixtures, which may not appeal to caretakers or children. To assess maternal preference for complementary food consistency, 46 rural Guatemalan mothers, eachof whom had a child between 6 and 14 months of age, were interviewed by trained data collector and participated in focus group discussions. Strong opinions regarding consistencies of complementary foods were identified, which varied according to the child's age and health status. Mothers preferred thinner complementary foods for children less than one year old and the thicker foods for children more then one year old. When the child had a cough or fever, most mothers prefer thin, liquid complementary foods. When the child had diarrhoea, about half of the mothers believed that thinner complementary foods would replace the water the child lost with diarrhoea, whereas other mothers believed that thicker complementary foods would harden the stool or stop diarrhoea. This information will help guide efforts to develop improved complementary foods, particularly those for use during illness in underprivileged populations of developing countries.(AU).
| | Descriptores: | ALIMENTACION SUPLEMENTARIA
LACTANTE
INFANTE
- GUATEMALA
| | Límites: | HUMANO
LACTANTE
INFANTE
| | Localización: | GT3.1, Esp/INCAP/PCI/081 |
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