Influences on Food Choices of Cambodian Women for Themselves and Their Families.

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Janelle L Windus, Kerith Duncanson, Tracy L Burrows, Megan E Rollo, Clare E Collins
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BackgroundThe nutritional status of Cambodian women and children remain poor despite implementation of dietary intake interventions. Cambodia-specific studies have explored how education influences nutrition and health behavior, but not factors influencing Cambodian women's food decision-making for themselves and their families.ObjectiveTo understand Cambodian women's food decision-making, particularly related to barriers and enablers of healthy eating for themselves and their families.MethodsQualitative descriptive methodology within an experiential paradigm involving four focus groups in rural and urban locations of Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Participants were Cambodian women aged from 18 years with at least one child under 5 years of age, and primarily responsible for food provision in their family. Data was analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsThe three main themes identified were: (1) access impacts food choice; (2) responsible, nurturing food provision role; and (3) dichotomous perceptions of food. Access to food strongly influenced Cambodian women's food choices, particularly cost and availability. Cambodian women were driven to fulfil their role and nurturing instincts to provide for their family within their capabilities and knowledge. They considered healthy food using a wide range of factors outside of nutrient values, including food texture, immediate body response, cultural food taboos and use of chemicals such as pesticides.ConclusionsTo optimize nutrient intakes, practical, culturally appropriate nutrition interventions that address food access and perceptions of Cambodian mothers regarding their nurturing food provision role are needed.

柬埔寨妇女为自己和家人选择食物的影响。
背景:尽管实施了膳食摄入干预措施,柬埔寨妇女和儿童的营养状况仍然很差。针对柬埔寨的研究探讨了教育如何影响营养和健康行为,但没有探讨影响柬埔寨妇女为自己和家人做出食物决策的因素。目的了解柬埔寨妇女的食品决策,特别是与她们自己和家人健康饮食的障碍和促进因素有关的决策。方法采用经验范式的定性描述性方法,涉及柬埔寨暹粒省农村和城市地区的四个焦点小组。参与者是18岁以上的柬埔寨妇女,至少有一个5岁以下的孩子,主要负责家庭的粮食供应。数据分析采用自反性主题分析。结果确定了三个主要主题:(1)获取影响食物选择;(2)负责、培育粮食供给作用;(3)对食物的二元认知。获得食物对柬埔寨妇女的食物选择有很大影响,尤其是价格和可得性。柬埔寨妇女被迫履行她们的作用和养育本能,在她们的能力和知识范围内供养家庭。他们在考虑健康食品时,考虑了营养价值之外的一系列因素,包括食物质地、身体的即时反应、文化上的食物禁忌以及杀虫剂等化学物质的使用。结论:为了优化营养摄入,需要采取切实可行的、文化上合适的营养干预措施,解决食物获取问题,并提高柬埔寨母亲对其养育食物供应角色的认识。
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