Impact of COVID-19 on nutrition, food security and dietary diversity and quality in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Nigeria

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMadzorera, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Abbas
dc.contributor.authorHemler, Elena
dc.contributor.authorKorte, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorOlufemi, Adedokun
dc.contributor.authorWang, Dongqing
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Nega
dc.contributor.authorWorkneh, Firehiwot
dc.contributor.authorLankoande, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorChukwu, Angela
dc.contributor.authorOurohire, Millogo
dc.contributor.authorMattei, Josiemer
dc.contributor.authorSoura, Abdramane
dc.contributor.authorBerhane, Yemane
dc.contributor.authorSie, Ali
dc.contributor.authorOduola, Ayoade
dc.contributor.authorFawzi, Wafaie
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-05T11:29:55Z
dc.date.available2023-01-05T11:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full Text Article Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab029_035en_US
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 has far-reaching consequences for developing countries through the combined effects of infection and mortality and unintended consequences from mitigation measures. COVID-19 can adversely impact food systems and dietary diversity for populations. This cross-sectional study evaluated, using a mobile platform, the effect of COVID-19 on food prices and dietary diversity and quality, among 1797 households in Nouna and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Addis Ababa and Kersa (Ethiopia), and Lagos and Ibadan (Nigeria). Dietary intake was assessed as the frequency of consumption of 20 food groups over the previous 7 days. Dietary diversity scores (DDS; range: 0–10) and Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS; range: 0–40) assessed dietary diversity and quality. Linear regression models were used to evaluate associations between changes in the prices of staples, pulses, vegetables, fruits, and animal source foods (ASF) with DDS and PDQS during COVID-19. Most households reported increases in prices of staples, pulses, fruits, vegetables and ASF, and ≥40% reported decreased consumption of staples, legumes, ASF, other vitamin A rich vegetables, other vegetables and other fruits, and lower DDS and PDQS compared to the period before the COVID-19 emergency. Increases in pulse prices were associated with lower DDS (estimate − 0.35, 95% CI: −0.61, −0.09). Lower crop production (estimate − 0.70, 95% CI: −1.02, −0.37), and skipping meals (estimate − 0.39, 95% CI: −0.56, −0.21) or not eating for a whole day (estimate − 0.23, 95% CI: −0.43, −0.03) were also associated with lower DDS. The price increases and worsening dietary diversity and quality call for social protection and other strategies to increase the availability and affordability of nutrient-rich foods during the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant as well as institutional support from the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Germany and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA, supported this work.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMadzorera, I., Ismail, A., Hemler, E., Korte, M., Olufemi, A., Wang, D., ... & Fawzi, W. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on nutrition, food security and dietary diversity and quality in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Supplement_2), 234-234.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab029_035
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3613
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOXFORD ACADEMICen_US
dc.subjectDieten_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countryen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectDietary diversityen_US
dc.subjectFood systemsen_US
dc.subjectFood priceen_US
dc.titleImpact of COVID-19 on nutrition, food security and dietary diversity and quality in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Madzorera et al....pdf
Size:
405.43 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles