Food consumption in the Chorotega Indigenous Peoples in North Central Nicaragua, 2022

Abstract

Food consumption was studied in the Chorotega Indigenous Peoples in the North Center of Nicaragua, with the objective of determining the most and least consumed foods and thus knowing the quantities of kilocalories contained in them. The study had a quantitative-qualitative approach, cross-sectional and observational design. The sample was 406 families, eleven interviews and five focus groups, the calculation was carried out with the application of the finite population formula according to Munch Galindo in 1996, the information collection technique was the frequency of consumption survey and reminder of 24 hours, The research is based on instruments previously validated by experts, with a Cronbach Alpha of 0.8937, for the analysis of the information the statistical package SPSS version 25 was used with triangulation of the information, a cluster analysis was carried out using the hierarchical method of Ward. There are 12 foods that are consumed by 75 and 100% of families on the days of the week that are included in the groups of cereals, fats, vegetables, legumes, miscellaneous, eggs and chicken meat; There are nine foods belonging to the groups of dairy products, fruits, vegetables and cereals that are consumed by 40% to 74%; There are 24 foods, which are consumed by less than 40%, being fruits, vegetables, cereals and derivatives, meats, sugar and miscellaneous products; The cluster analysis found differences between the territories, grouping three different groups together.