Drivers of healthy eating in a workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the perceptions, enablers and barriers to employees' healthy eating in a hospital site.

Design

A qualitative study including focus group discussion and in-depth interview, data were analysed using thematic analysis method.

Setting

The study was carried out among employees of Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University Hospital, located about 30 km east of Nepal's capital Kathmandu.

Participants

Focus group discussions were conducted among the 33 participants, who were divided into four groups: (a) support staff (drivers, cook, laundry, gardeners and ward boys), (b) hospital administrators and managers, (c) health personnel (doctors, nurses and assistants) who work 8-12 hours shifts and (d) health personnel who work during office hours. Nine in-

SUBMITTER: Tamrakar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045197 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature