Objective: To explore the social representations (SRs) of child malnutrition among fathers, mothers orguardians of the Wichí indigenous community and healthcare professionals from the General José de SanMartín department, Salta, using Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory (FT). Materials and methods: A qualitative study was conducted within a social–critical and interpretive paradigm of SRs. Participant observation, in-depth interviews and focus groups were employed to collect data from healthcare professionals and Wichí mothers with malnourished children from the General José de San Martín department, Salta, until data theoretical saturation and intramethod triangulation were achieved. The analysis was based on Pierre Bourdieu’s FT, using the categories proposed by the author. The study variables sought to understand the health field (HF) in a holistic, multidimensional and qualita...