The COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged impacts on food prices, food consumption and diet quality in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Abbas
dc.contributor.authorMadzorera, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorApraku, Edward A.
dc.contributor.authorTinkasimile, Amani
dc.contributor.authorDasmane, Dielbeogo
dc.contributor.authorZabre, Pascal
dc.contributor.authorOurohire, Millogo
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Nega
dc.contributor.authorChukwu, Angela
dc.contributor.authorWorkneh, Firehiwot
dc.contributor.authorMapendo, Frank
dc.contributor.authorLankoande, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorHemler, Elena
dc.contributor.authorWang, Dongqing
dc.contributor.authorAbubakari, Sulemana W.
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Kwaku P.
dc.contributor.authorBaernighausen, Till
dc.contributor.authorKillewo, Japhet
dc.contributor.authorOduola, Ayoade
dc.contributor.authorSie, Ali
dc.contributor.authorSoura, Abdramane
dc.contributor.authorVuai, Said
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Emily
dc.contributor.authorBerhane, Yemane
dc.contributor.authorFawzi, Wafaie W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T15:21:11Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T15:21:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionFull text. Available at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279610
dc.description.abstractBackground Sub-Saharan Africa faces prolonged COVID-19 related impacts on economic activity, livelihoods, nutrition, and food security, with recovery slowed down by lagging vaccination progress. Objective This study investigated the economic impacts of COVID-19 on food prices, consumption and dietary quality in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Methods We conducted a repeated cross-sectional study and used a mobile platform to collect data. Data collected from round 1 (July-November, 2020) and round 2 (July-December, 2021) were considered. We assessed participants’ dietary intake of 20 food groups over the previous seven days. The study’s primary outcome was the Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), with higher scores indicating better dietary quality. We used linear regression and generalized estimating equations to assess factors associated with diet quality during COVID-19. Results Most of the respondents were male and the mean age (±SD) was 42.4 (±12.5) years. Mean PDQS (±SD) was low at 19.1 (±3.8) before COVID-19, 18.6(±3.4) in Round 1, and 19.4(±3.8) in Round 2. A majority of respondents (80%) reported higher than expected prices for all food groups during the pandemic. Secondary education or higher (estimate: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.32, 1.15), older age (estimate: 30-39 years: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.35, 1.19, or 40 years or older: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.30, 1.13), and medium wealth status (estimate: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.14, 0.81) were associated with higher PDQS. Farmers and casual laborers (estimate: -0.60, 95% CI: -1.11, - 0.09), lower crop production (estimate: -0.87, 95% CI: -1.28, -0.46) and not engaged in farming (estimate: -1.38, 95% CI: -1.74, -1.02) associated with lower PDQS. Conclusion Diet quality which had declined early in the pandemic had started to improve. However, consumption of healthy diets remained low, and food prices remained high. Efforts should continue to improve diet quality for sustained nutrition recovery through mitigation measures, including social protection.
dc.identifier.citationIsmail, A., Madzorera, I., Apraku, E. A., Tinkasimile, A., Dasmane, D., Zabre, P., ... & Fawzi, W. W. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged impacts on food prices, food consumption and diet quality in sub-Saharan Africa. medRxiv, 2022-12.
dc.identifier.doi10.1101/2022.12.12.22283393
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0279610
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4902
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratory
dc.titleThe COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged impacts on food prices, food consumption and diet quality in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeArticle
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