A conceptual framework for healthy eating behavior in ecuadorian adolescents: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing eating behavior of Ecuadorian adolescents - from the perspective of parents, school staff and adolescents - to develop a conceptual framework for adolescents' eating behavior.

Study design

Twenty focus groups (N=144 participants) were conducted separately with adolescents aged 11-15 y (n (focus groups)=12, N (participants)=80), parents (n=4, N=32) and school staff (n=4, N=32) in rural and urban Ecuador. A semi-structured questioning route was developed based on the 'Attitude, Social influences and Self-efficacy' model and the socio-ecological model to assess the relevance of behavioral and environmental factors in low- and middle-income countries. Two researchers independently analyzed verbatim transcr

SUBMITTER: Verstraeten R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3906122 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature