Food consumption and coping strategies of urban-households in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Iheme, Gideon; Jagun, Alli O.; Egechizuorom, Ifeoma M.; Ogbonna, Obinna C.; Edafioghor, Linda Obianuju; Adeleke, Folasade A.; Asouzu, Nwabumma C.; Mebude, Abdulafeez S.; Enuka, Hannah C.; Kupoluyi, Oluwadamilare E.; Onyekwere, Cynthia C.; Olah, Linda E.

doi:10.26596/wn.202011335-50

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“…Decreased income signi cantly affected household food insecurity and the implementation of FCS. The COVID-19 pandemic had caused reduced income for both household head and spouse, thereby causing households to reduce spending on food and thus affect the quality and/or quantity of food consumed [31].…”

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Different food coping strategies in urban and semi-urban areas during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Fikawati

Syafiq

Notarianti

et al. 2023

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Background: Consumption-related behavior implemented as an effort to maintain household food security is referred to as a food coping strategy (FCS). This study aims to describe the selection of FCS by families in urban and semi-urban areas in Indonesia. Method: This research is a cross-sectional study with a total sample of 517 people who live in urban (Jakarta) and semi-urban (Depok) areas. The research data was taken from primary research data that had been collected online and purposively through Posyandu cadres who had access to family/community. Data analysis used the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results: More households in urban areas apply food security coping strategies (69%) compared to semi-urban areas (59.8%) In semi-urban areas, changes occur gradually from the lightest to the heaviest. Meanwhile, in urban areas, there were more severe strategies chosen, namely switching to other staple foods (78.7%), reducing eating in adults (75.3%), and reducing the frequency of eating (71.9% which is higher than reducing food portions (70, 2%). Results of multivariate analysis showed that the level of household food security (AOR = 12.182; 95% CI = 7.636 – 19.434) and spouse's education (AOR = 2.184; 95% CI = 1.091 – 4.375) were significantly related to the application of household FCS after being controlled by spouse's employment status, the number of working household members, household head’s education and household head’s income. Conclusion: The low level of household food security during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's jobs and income have caused households to adapt by implementing several types of FCS.

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Different food coping strategies in urban and semi-urban areas during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Fikawati

Syafiq

Notarianti

et al. 2023

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“…On the other hand, this might have triggered extra attention to the need to eat healthy, which could have resulted in a positive impact on people's willingness to buy additional GLVs. Indeed, Iheme et al. (2020) found that urban Nigerians considered consumption of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables to be protective against COVID-19.…”

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Increasing green leafy vegetable consumption through street food dishes in Lagos, Nigeria

Raaijmakers,

Dijkxhoorn,

Snoek

et al. 2023

BFJ

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PurposeDespite its health benefits, vegetable consumption is low in urban Nigeria. Interventions have been successful in increasing urban Nigerians' vegetable intake in the home environment, but interventions doing so for popular out-of-home consumption are lacking. This study aimed to design, implement and assess an intervention to increase the vegetable intake of urban Nigerians through street foods.Design/methodology/approachA quasi-experimental design was applied in Lagos, Nigeria. During the intervention, 12 trained street food vendors (SFVs) actively promoted the health benefits of vegetables to their customers (using marketing statements and posters) and provided the option to buy an additional green leafy vegetables (GLVs) side dish to their meal. Purchases were observed, and a survey was conducted before and during the intervention to measure perceived meal quality and satisfaction. Six to eight weeks after the intervention, a mystery shopper visited the vendor to assess if they were still selling additional GLVs.FindingsAlmost half (46%) of the 1,506 observed customers bought additional GLVs during the intervention. Both at baseline (N = 452) and during intervention (N = 564), meal satisfaction was high. Users were on average more educated and older than non-users. Most vendors did not perceive the sale of additional GLVs as additional work. Six to eight weeks after the intervention, nine vendors (75%) were still selling additional GLVs.Originality/valueThis study showed that SFVs informing consumers on the potential health benefits of vegetables and offering these vegetables in street food dishes at a commercially viable price is an interesting option to increase vegetable intake.

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“…One of the possible explanations for healthy behaviors during Ramadan could be that Ramadan happened in the wake of the pandemic, and there was evidence and advice with regard to having healthy nutritious food during the COVID-19 outbreak from various public organizations and government bodies, which may have influenced healthy behavior [ 45 , 46 ]. Furthermore, with the current pandemic, taking portions of common and less expensive fruits and dates while breaking fast and limiting portions at mealtime, consuming less expensive or less preferred foods, could have altered the household food consumption [ 23 ]. Nevertheless, the food types that the surveyed population had maintained the highest intake of were pulses, salt, and fats.…”

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“…We aim to identify the impact of RIF on health- and dietary-related behaviors. While there exist many different studies on non-Ramadan dietary patterns in Nigeria [ 21 , 22 , 23 ] and few studies regarding the health benefits of Ramadan in Muslim Ramadan-fasting Nigerians [ 24 , 25 ], literature is scarce with regard to dietary patterns brought by the fasting and how that is reflected in alterations in the body weight or BMI and personal health state. We hypothesized that various nutritional changes might affect the body weight and health status due to fasting during Ramadan during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Nigerian Muslim’s Perceptions of Changes in Diet, Weight, and Health Status during Ramadan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Sulaiman

Tsiga-Ahmed

Faris

et al. 2022

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The Islamic month of Ramadan is marked by fasting, when Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset, which has an impact on their dietary habits. The study aimed to assess Nigerian Muslims’ dietary modifications during Ramadan and their related changes in body weight and health status. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Nigerian adult Muslims. The survey assessed sociodemographic, dietary habits, eating behaviors, food choices, perceived weight changes, and health status. The logistic regression model was used to assess the predictors of weight change and perceived health status. There were 770 participants, 62.9% of whom were women, ranging in age from 18 to 60 years with a mean age of 27.7 ± 6.4 years. Fruits, palm dates, homemade foods, milk products, and vegetables were more frequently consumed. There were fewer energy drinks, pastries, salty snacks, and carbonated or sugared drinks consumed during Ramadan than before. Over half (54.6%, 95% CI: 51.0–58.9%) of the respondents lost weight during Ramadan, 37.0% (95% CI: 17.4–38.6%) maintained their weight and 8.4% (95% CI: 6.6–10.6%) gained weight during the month. Nearly all (97.3%, 95% CI: 95.8–98.3%) reported having good health during Ramadan, and 2.7% (95% CI: 1.7–4.1%) reported having a poorer health state during Ramadan. There was a significant weight loss and healthy dietary change associated with Ramadan fasting in Nigeria. Public health measures must be in place to impart such positive health behaviors so that such healthy habits continue throughout the year.

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Food consumption and coping strategies of urban-households in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Different food coping strategies in urban and semi-urban areas during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Different food coping strategies in urban and semi-urban areas during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Increasing green leafy vegetable consumption through street food dishes in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian Muslim’s Perceptions of Changes in Diet, Weight, and Health Status during Ramadan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

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