Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Craveiro, Isabel; Alves, Daniela; Amado, Miguel P.; Santos, Zélia; Fortes, Argentina Tomar; Delgado, António Pedro; Correia, Ana D.; Gonçalves, Luzia

doi:10.3390/ijerph13111155

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“…The qualitative and quantitative data in the latter were extracted separately in order to generate distinct quality assessment scores. Of the thirty-nine studies, thirty-two were cross-sectional studies (18)(19)(20)25,(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(62) , four were observational (18,21,26,27,46) , two used a longitudinal design (38) and one was a detailed case study (23,24) . The methodology consisted of interviews and focus groups to obtain qualitative data, whereas self-administered or interviewer-led surveys were mostly used for quantitative studies.…”

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“…A third of individual-level factors identified for adults were categorised under the lifestyle/ behaviours sub-level. Time limitation was found to be an important factor in five studies encompassing qualitative and quantitative data conducted in Botswana, Cape Verde, Ghana and South Africa (20,21,23,24,49,58) . In the qualitative study conducted in Cape Verde (21) , reduced time availability was associated with the intake of unhealthy street foods.…”

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“…Of the thirty-nine studies, eight were qualitative (ten records) (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) , twenty-nine (thirty-three records) were quantitative and two used mixed methods (61,62) studies. The qualitative and quantitative data in the latter were extracted separately in order to generate distinct quality assessment scores.…”

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Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review

Osei-Kwasi

Mohindra

Booth

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To identify factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa and identify areas for future research. Design: We systematically reviewed published/grey literature (protocol CRD4201706893). Findings were compiled into a map using a socio-ecological model on four environmental levels: individual, social, physical and macro. Setting: Urban food environments in Africa. Participants: Studies involving adolescents and adults (11–70 years, male/female). Results: Thirty-nine studies were included (six adolescent, fifteen adolescent/adult combined and eighteen adult). Quantitative methods were most common (twenty-eight quantitative, nine qualitative and two mixed methods). Studies were from fifteen African countries. Seventy-seven factors influencing dietary behaviours were identified, with two-thirds at the individual level (45/77). Factors in the social (11/77), physical (12/77) and macro (9/77) environments were investigated less. Individual-level factors that specifically emerged for adolescents included self-esteem, body satisfaction, dieting, spoken language, school attendance, gender, body composition, pubertal development, BMI and fat mass. Studies involving adolescents investigated social environment-level factors more, for example, sharing food with friends. The physical food environment was more commonly explored in adults, for example, convenience/availability of food. Macro-level factors associated with dietary behaviours were food/drink advertising, religion and food prices. Factors associated with dietary behaviour were broadly similar for men and women. Conclusions: The dominance of studies exploring individual-level factors suggests a need for research to explore how social, physical and macro-level environments drive dietary behaviours of adolescents and adults in urban Africa. More studies are needed for adolescents and men, and studies widening the geographical scope to encompass all African countries.

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Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review

Osei-Kwasi

Mohindra

Booth

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“…Studies show that rural residents are comparatively disadvantaged in both quantity and quality of health services as well as knowledge about prevailing health systems [ 9 ]. Research suggests that for urban dwellers, critical demographic characteristics such as gender, education and age put some groups at a disadvantage amid increasing urban poverty [ 14 , 15 , 16 ]. In Ghana, settlers in both rural and urban enclaves face financial barriers to healthcare [ 9 , 11 , 17 ].…”

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Social Networks and Health: Understanding the Nuances of Healthcare Access between Urban and Rural Populations

Amoah¹,

Edusei

Amuzu

2018

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Communities and individuals in many sub-Saharan African countries often face limited access to healthcare. Hence, many rely on social networks to enhance their chances for adequate health care. While this knowledge is well-established, little is known about the nuances of how different population groups activate these networks to improve access to healthcare. This paper examines how rural and urban dwellers in the Ashanti Region in Ghana distinctively and systematically activate their social networks to enhance access to healthcare. It uses a qualitative cross-sectional design, with in-depth interviews of 79 primary participants (28 urban and 51 rural residents) in addition to the views of eight community leaders and eight health personnel. It was discovered that both intimate and distanced social networks for healthcare are activated at different periods by rural and urban residents. Four main stages of social networks activation, comprising different individuals and groups were observed among rural and urban dwellers. Among both groups, physical proximity, privacy, trust and sense of fairness, socio-cultural meaning attached to health problems, and perceived knowledge and other resources (mainly money) held in specific networks inherently influenced social network activation. The paper posits that a critical analysis of social networks may help to tailor policy contents to individuals and groups with limited access to healthcare.

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“…[5], [6]. Moreover, food scarcity is also a problem that highlights two realities: according to some authors, "Urbanization processes are intertwined with nutritional transition because there is easier access to food of low nutritional quality at reduced prices" [7]. However, in rural areas, the lack of food due to the weak agricultural sector and vulnerability to natural disasters (e.g.…”

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Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

Amado¹,

Ramalhete²,

Freitas³

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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Urban regeneration has been viewed as a path to a more sustainable city. In contrast with developed countries, where urban regeneration is seen as a renewal and adjustment to new trends, in developing countries it presents an opportunity to start from scratch. Aside from the pressing social-economic issues, several authors identify critical aspects in these informal settlements, these including: they are usually the only viable solution to transform the lives of the poorest in a meaningful and cost-effective way; and improvised solutions are within context and can use local resources and thus promote a more sustainable outcome. Thus, cities in developing countries can become a paradigm for urban development. This paper develops and discusses research on urban regeneration for developing countries based on the transformation of the informal into formal, within the framework of the sustainable city. A model to enable this transformation is presented. This model is designed at several scales, from policy to the actual physical transformation of the urban environment, creating a sequential process from concept to the implementation. The methodology combines a theoretical and empirical approach through the analysis of case studies and practical implementation. Public and private sector roles and actions are clearly defined and their physical results presented. Resulting urban options and the principles within the framework of the sustainable city as an inclusive "metabolism" based on social-economic and environment factors are discussed. The model is currently being implemented in the Oé-Cusse Region, in East-Timor, through a neighbourhood scale plan.

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Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Cited by 18 publications

References 32 publications

Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review

Factors influencing dietary behaviours in urban food environments in Africa: a systematic mapping review

Social Networks and Health: Understanding the Nuances of Healthcare Access between Urban and Rural Populations

Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

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