Women's perceptions about changes in food-related behaviours at home during COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore women's perceptions of changes in specific food habits at home, specifically the food budget and shopping, and food preparation, during the COVID-19 period.

Design

Non-probabilistic, exploratory study. Participants completed an online self-administered questionnaire. Perceptions of food habit changes were measured on a five-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree). Data analysis was conducted in STATA v16.0.

Setting

Chile.

Participants

Adult women between 25 and 65 years old (n 2047).

Results

Of the participants, 72 % were responsible for cooking, 69 % for buying food and 85 % for child care. Difficulties in organising and doing food budget works were observed in groups with a lower educational level, lower income and

SUBMITTER: Jara MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353190 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature