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Drivers of food choices among households in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia

Article scientifique 2020 Anglais

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Abstract Introduction: Most individuals in low and middle income countries do not meet nutritional requirements. This can be at least partially attributed to poor diet quality, which is impacted by both external and personal food environment factors. Personal food choice factors among socio-economically disadvantaged groups of Ethiopia are not well researched. Objective: This study aimed to assess food choice factors in eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among 1196 households in Kersa, Eastern Ethiopia with women age 18-49 years. Confirmatory factor analysis models were used to estimate factors that influence food choice. Cronbach’s alpha for internal reliability coefficients were tested. Results: A majority of respondents were employed in agricultural work and a quarter of the families were poor. Women were primarily responsible for household food procurement. Factors that play a role in food choice included food price, convenience, quality, household preference, household food production and market advertisement. Conclusion: Improving nutritional knowledge and diversifying food availability may help to improve food choices and dietary intake in this rural part of eastern Ethiopia.

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Assefa, N., Tolera, A., Dessie, Y., Abraham, A., Demissie, L., Teji, K., Madzorera, I., Canavan, C., Fawzi, W. (2020). Drivers of food choices among households in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-86691/v1

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Nega Assefa Abebe Tolera Yadeta Dessie Aklilu Abraham Lemma Demissie Kedir Teji Isabel Madzorera Chelsey R. Canavan Wafaie Fawzi

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