Dietary patterns and socioeconomic disadvantage: an analysis of food consumption patterns and their determinants in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low- and middle-income countries, socioeconomic disadvantages often shape the dietary patterns of the people living in them, frequently towards a diet rich in calories and poor in nutrients. In Bolivia, very little is known about the dietary patterns of household; in this regard, this study aimed to identify the dietary patterns of the population in the Municipality of Cochabamba and to analyze their relationship with socioeconomic, and demographic characteristics.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional observational study, with data collection conducted between October 2022 and March 2023. The sampling was done through a representative complex survey design of the Cochabamba urban population (n = 4496). Dietary patterns were constructed by combining principal

SUBMITTER: Quispe Condori RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12632106 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature