Acceptability and use at home of ready to use complementary food in families of rural Guatemala
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https://doi.org/10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v26i1.82Keywords:
Complementary food, chronic malnutrition, acceptability, GuatemalaAbstract
To support national government plan to reduce infant chronic malnutrition rates in Guatemala, (Spanish acronym of: Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama) INCAP developed a formula called Complementary Food Ready for Consumption (Spanish acronym: ACLC). It is made of peanut paste, milk and micronutrients. This formula covers around 50 to 60% of daily micronutrients recommendations (INCAP 2012) for 6-24 months’ infants. The objective of this study was to assess the acceptability and use of ACLC (Maní+) in mothers and infants between 6-24 months (stratified in groups of 6-12, 13-18 y >18 months of age), in a Q’eqchi´ Mayan rural community located in the north of Guatemala, which has a high chronic child malnutrition rate. Forty six mothers were evaluated through sensory tests and focus groups. Furthermore, forty three infants were evaluated through the formula consumption during a period of eight weeks. Food Global acceptability from mothers (they like it) was 89.8 %. Acceptability in forty-three infants was assessed after seven weeks of intervention. It showed a food consumption of 31.9 +1.7 g per day (93.8% of available product, which average weight was 34.0 g per sachet), which was compared among three age range. Therefore this study showed that ACLC had a good acceptability and appropriate use in the study population. This study bears to continue the use and development of this formula, as an option for preventive programs implementation of infant chronic malnutrition in Guatemala.
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