Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore influences on the diet and physical activity of adolescents living in Mumbai slums, from the perspectives of adolescents and their caregivers.

Design

Three investigators from Mumbai conducted six focus group discussions.

Setting

The study was conducted in suburban Mumbai slums.

Participants

Thirty-six adolescents (aged 10-12 and 15-17 years) and twenty-three caregivers were recruited through convenience sampling.

Results

The findings highlighted the complex negotiations between adolescent and caregivers surrounding adolescent junk food consumption and physical activity opportunities. Caregivers learned recipes to prepare popular junk foods to encourage adolescents to eat more home-cooked, and less 'outside', food, yet adolescents sti

SUBMITTER: Chopra HV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7611939 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature