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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sub-Saharan Africa faces prolonged COVID-19 related impacts on economic activity, livelihoods and nutrition, 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 using a mobile platform to collect data from July-December, 2021 (round 2). We assessed participants' dietary intake of 20 food groups over the previous seven days and computed the primary outcome, the Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), and Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), with higher scores indicating better quality diets. We used generalized estimating equation (GEE) linea

SUBMITTER: Ismail A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10309633 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature