[Cultural consensus regarding food in pregnant adolescents from Guadalajara, 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.


CONCLUSIONS
Ascertaining the pattern of cultural consensus concerning food led us to reinforcing, modifying or adding healthy foods to pregnant adolescents' diet.
Instituto de Nutrición Humana, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Claudia C
CC
Herrera-Suárez
Javier E
JE
García-De Alba
Edgar M
EM
Vásquez-Garibay
Enrique
E
Romero-Velarde
Hiliana P
HP
Romo-Huerta
Rogelio
R
Troyo-Sanromán
D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy