Household Food Insecurity, Coping Strategies and Child Dietary Diversity (24-59 months) in Ibadan, Nigeria

Samuel, Folake; Otitoju, Ifeoluwa Omolara; Okekunle, Akinkunmi Paul

doi:10.26596/wn.2020111129-144

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“…37 In response to household food insecurity, households alternatively applied a number of coping strategies, with the consumption of less expensive foods being the most frequently used strategy similar to our finding. 24,52 During the months of having insufficient food sources, households use coping mechanisms reduction of food intake and consumption of less preferred food. 53 In Ghana, consumption of less preferred or less expensive food was more or less equally applied in urban, peri-urban, and rural places although frequency in rural areas is slightly higher.…”

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Coping Strategies to Mitigate Food Insecurity at Household Level: Evidence From Urban Setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Biadgilign

2023

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Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain ability of households to acquire nutritionally adequate and safe foods in socially acceptable ways. There is paucity of empirical evidence on household food insecurity, level of expenditure, and coping strategies in urban setting of Ethiopia. The objective of this paper is to examine the coping strategies of food insecure households in an urban area setting of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This study is based on data collected from 632 mothers interviewed in 2017. Multi-stage sampling techniques were carried out to identify the study unit from selected sub-cites. From each sub-city, proportion to population sampling was applied to obtain the sample size. Simple random sampling method was used to select districts in each sub-city. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with food security status. The most common coping strategies households used in response to food insecurity were: rely on less preferred and less expensive foods, borrow food, or borrow money to buy food and purchase of food on credit. Food insecure households were 3 times more likely to rely on help from a relative or friend outside the household [AOR = 2.37; 95% CI: (1.01, 5.53); P < .047] compared to food secure households. Similarly, food insecure households were approximately 4 times more likely to limit portions at mealtimes [AOR = 3.55; 95% CI: (1.36, 9.30); P < .010] compared to food secure households. Furthermore, households with no access to a bank or microfinance savings account were 3 times [AOR = 2.62; 95%: (1.21, 5.66); P < .014] more likely to become food insecure compared to those with access to financial services. Households rely on less preferred cheap foods or lending to cope with food insecurity in urban settings of Ethiopia. Encouraging households to practice urban gardening, social protection through integrated national safety net programs, and improving access to microfinance services would be vital to address food insecurity among urban households of the country to bring successful social and economic development.

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Coping Strategies to Mitigate Food Insecurity at Household Level: Evidence From Urban Setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Biadgilign

2023

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“…Studies have identified three major dimensions of food access as anxiety about not being able to procure sufficient food, the inability to secure adequate quality food and inadequate quantity of food intake (Abadi et al . 2018; Samuel et al 2020). Individual access to food is determined by a range of socioeconomic factors on the demand side of the food security equation, including household income and economic assets, food prices, plus demographics in terms of the number, gender and age composition of household, and socio-cultural factors such as health and sanitation, education level, cultural norms and food consumption habits (Okyere et al .…”

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Oil exploitation and food insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Babatunde

2023

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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The destructive impacts of oil exploitation on the natural environment, which the inhabitants of the Niger Delta depend on for their livelihood, pose major threats to food security. Environmental damage alienates the local people from their ancestral lands and erodes their sources of livelihood. This study examines the effect of oil exploitation on the local people's access to sufficient, safe and culturally acceptable food. The study is based on data collected through interviews with key informants and Focus Group Discussions in the oil communities in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Environmental and livelihood sustainability are intricately interconnected. They have significant implications for food security of people in the oil-rich region. Nutritional adequacy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for food security because cultural acceptability is also required. This study addresses the interplay between these factors and their implications for household food security in the Niger Delta.

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“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the daily consumption of 400g (5 servings) of fruit and vegetables per person (WHO 2005). The consumption of a diverse diet including a variety of fruits and vegetables promotes better health, growth, and intellectual development throughout a person's lifetime and reduces the risks and incidence of ill health and death from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (Samuel, Otitoju, and Okekunle 2020;WHO 2005;Afshin et al 2019). Low consumption of fruit and vegetables among children can lead to deprivation of micronutrients necessary for growth, development, and body functions and predispose them to NCDs later in life (Lopes et al 2018).…”

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Increasing fruit and vegetables consumption among children: a systematic review of animated nutrition interventions

Bodunde

Karanja

McMullin

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Background: Low consumption of fruits and vegetables among children can lead to deprivation of micronutrients necessary for growth and development and predispose them to NCDs later in life. Low consumption of these nutrient-rich foods is related to high consumption of nutrient-poor, high-energy foods, which leads to childhood overweight and obesity. Many children do not consume enough fruits and vegetables to meet recommendations. This review aims to assess the effectiveness of animated interventions in increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption. Methods: Articles on animated interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among children were systematically reviewed from Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar. For the literature searches, inclusion and exclusion criteria were established, and the methodology followed the PRISMA recommendations. Extracted data were synthesized to show the effectiveness of interventions. Results: Thirteen studies (2003-2017) of animated interventions targeting children (3-12 years) designed to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables met the criteria for inclusion in the systematic review. Most of the studies (69.2%) were in the United States, with no studies in LMICs identified. The animation interventions used games (46.2%), characters (23.1%), adventures (23.1%), and comic books (7.7 %). 11 of the analysed studies revealed positive or neutral effects of interventions on fruit and vegetable consumption. Parental participation, goal setting, and rewards were identified as facilitators of success. Identified interventions were effective in the short term (follow-up <12months). The games and adventure interventions had the greatest effect, with multi-component interventions most effective in increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Conclusion: There is a need for more research to determine the effectiveness of such interventions over extended periods. Multi-component interventions especially including parental involvement, goal setting, and rewards should be leveraged in designing similar interventions in LMICs since there was a conspicuous absence of such studies found in the literature.

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Household Food Insecurity, Coping Strategies and Child Dietary Diversity (24-59 months) in Ibadan, Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Coping Strategies to Mitigate Food Insecurity at Household Level: Evidence From Urban Setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Coping Strategies to Mitigate Food Insecurity at Household Level: Evidence From Urban Setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Oil exploitation and food insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Increasing fruit and vegetables consumption among children: a systematic review of animated nutrition interventions

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