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INTRODUCTION: This study deals with perceptions of beneficiaries of the 'Bolsa Familia' Program, in Curitiba, southern Brazil, about their feeding habits. OBJECTIVE: To understand the perceptions of participants of the 'Bolsa Família' Program on the quality of their food. METHOD: A qualitative study based on the critical-interpretive tradition, which used individual interviews as a technique for gathering empirical data from the informants. The study included 38 individuals, members of families included in the program. The discursive content was recorded on digital media and, thereafter, transcribed and analyzed. RESULTS: After categorization, three main themes emerged: a description of food, quality of food, and feelings and experiences of individuals enrolled in the program. CONCLUSION: the acknowledgement of social vulnerability and consequent feeding habit insecurity to which such groups are subject was the main finding, as well as feelings of resignation.
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Alimentos/normas , Programas Governamentais , Brasil , Saúde da Família , HumanosRESUMO
INTRODUÇÃO: Este estudo versa sobre percepções de beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família no Município de Curitiba, região Sul do Brasil, acerca da sua alimentação. OBJETIVO: compreender as percepções de participantes do Programa Bolsa Família sobre a qualidade de sua alimentação. MÉTODO: Pesquisa qualitativa, baseada na tradição crítico-interpretativa, que utilizou entrevistas individuais como técnica para a apreensão dos dados empíricos junto aos informantes. Participaram do estudo 38 indivíduos, integrantes de famílias atendidas pelo programa. O conteúdo discursivo foi gravado em meio digital e, em momento posterior, transcrito e submetido à interpretação. RESULTADO: Após a categorização, três temas centrais emergiram: "descrição da alimentação; qualidade da alimentação; e sentimentos e vivências dos indivíduos atendidos pelo programa". CONCLUSÃO: destaca-se o reconhecimento da vulnerabilidade social e consequente insegurança alimentar a que tais grupos estão submetidos, bem como sentimentos de resignação.
INTRODUCTION: This study deals with perceptions of beneficiaries of the 'Bolsa Familia' Program, in Curitiba, southern Brazil, about their feeding habits. OBJECTIVE: To understand the perceptions of participants of the 'Bolsa Família' Program on the quality of their food. METHOD: A qualitative study based on the critical-interpretive tradition, which used individual interviews as a technique for gathering empirical data from the informants. The study included 38 individuals, members of families included in the program. The discursive content was recorded on digital media and, thereafter, transcribed and analyzed. RESULTS: After categorization, three main themes emerged: a description of food, quality of food, and feelings and experiences of individuals enrolled in the program. CONCLUSION: the acknowledgement of social vulnerability and consequent feeding habit insecurity to which such groups are subject was the main finding, as well as feelings of resignation.