Assessing the nutritional content and adequacy of food parcels among vulnerable Lebanese during a double crisis: COVID-19 pandemic and an economic meltdown.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the nutritional content and quality of food parcels distributed in Lebanon and assess their adherence to dietary guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic and an unprecedented economic crisis.

Design

Cross-sectional study (June-July 2020); phone survey (thirty items).

Setting

Lebanon.

Participants

Food parcel providers (FPP; n 72) involved in food parcel distribution (FPD), mainly to Lebanese households.

Results

FPP included international non-governmental organizations (INGO) (n 3), local non-governmental organizations (n 45) and personal initiatives (n 24). Overall, low adherence to the World Food Programme (WFP) food parcel guidelines were observed among FPP for specific food items, inclu

SUBMITTER: Mattar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10346028 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature