Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household diet diversity in rural Bihar, India: a longitudinal survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted livelihoods and diets across the world. This study aimed to assess changes in household diet diversity and food consumption between the pre-COVID-19 period (December 2019-January 2020) and during the lockdown (March-May 2020), and to identify the socio-economic characteristics that determine these changes in rural Bihar, India.

Methods

Households that had provided their phone numbers in the pre-COVID-19 household survey (n = 1797) were contacted for interviews during the lockdown telephonic survey in a longitudinal survey in two districts (Gaya and Nalanda) in Bihar. In total, 939 households were interviewed. Using data on food consumption from both surveys, 876 households were included in the analysis. Food and Agriculture Organiza

SUBMITTER: Travasso SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9968637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature