Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Data Collection Methods
2.3. Data Analysis Methods
2.4. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Co-Occurrence Network
3.2. Co-Occurrence Network Diagram of Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems in the Severely Damaged Area
3.3. Co-Occurrence Network Diagram of Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems in the Surrounding Area
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Focus Group Interview Script
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Group | Participants | Number of Participants | Location of Their Work | Demographic Information |
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1 | Registered Dietician and Dietitians | 5 | Severely Damaged Area | Local Government Dietitians, Nursery School Dietitian |
2 | Registered Dietician and Dietitians | 8 | Surrounding Area | Local Government Dietitians |
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Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, N.; Hamada, M.; Ohnishi, K.; Ueda, S.; Ito, Y.; Nakatani, H.; Sudo, N.; Noguchi, R. Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052309
Tsuboyama-Kasaoka N, Hamada M, Ohnishi K, Ueda S, Ito Y, Nakatani H, Sudo N, Noguchi R. Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(5):2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052309
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsuboyama-Kasaoka, Nobuyo, Mari Hamada, Kae Ohnishi, Sakiko Ueda, Yukako Ito, Hisae Nakatani, Noriko Sudo, and Ritsuna Noguchi. 2021. "Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5: 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052309
APA StyleTsuboyama-Kasaoka, N., Hamada, M., Ohnishi, K., Ueda, S., Ito, Y., Nakatani, H., Sudo, N., & Noguchi, R. (2021). Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052309