Food labour, consumption hierarchies, and diet decision-making in Sri Lankan households: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sri Lanka faces the double burden of over- and undernutrition. To tackle this dual challenge, double duty interventions that improve the quality of the Sri Lankan diet in line with national dietary guidelines have been suggested. The success of these interventions depends upon an understanding of the context-specific factors that impact their uptake within the population. The purpose of this study was threefold: explore household responsibility for food-related labour; understand food decision-making influences; and investigate consumption hierarchies that might impact the distribution of intervention benefits.

Methods

We conducted face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 93 Sri Lankan adults residing in urban Colombo (n = 56), and urban and rural sectors in K

SUBMITTER: Renzella J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678094 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature