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PARI QUISPE, Dina  y  MAMANI FLORES, Manuel. Factors that determine the consumption of Prochilodus nigricans in the city of Pucallpa, Ucayali. Comuni@cción [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.2, pp.120-130. ISSN 2219-7168.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33595/2226-1478.12.2.521.

Prochilodus nigricans (Osteichthyes: Prochilodontidae) is a fish well known in the Peruvian Amazon as "Boquichico", of medium size and nice meat, its consumption is traditional and basic for the population's diet; however, there are some socioeconomic factors that allow people to consume or not. We investigated the factors that determine its consumption in the city of Pucallpa, which corresponds to a transversal explanatory work. A total of 385 surveys were conducted. The data analysis was carried out through the estimation of a logit model (logistic regression). The results show that, of the seven factors considered, such as income level, age, gender, education level, family burden, occupation and language, only family income (P-value = 0.000) and education level (P-value = 0.049) determine the consumption of Prochilodus nigricans (Boquichico). It is concluded that if the respondent increases his/her income level by one sol (S/. 1.00), the consumption of this fish decreases by 3.8%, and if his/her education level increases by one level, the consumption will decrease by 7.3%.

Palabras clave : Nutritious food; Level of education; Factors influencing.

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