Sex disparities in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and determinants of self-reported body weight changes before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 Arab countries.
Arab countries
COVID-19 pandemic
body mass index
dietary diversity
overweight
sex
Journal
Frontiers in public health
ISSN: 2296-2565
Titre abrégé: Front Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101616579
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
26
08
2022
accepted:
27
09
2022
entrez:
17
11
2022
pubmed:
18
11
2022
medline:
22
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic along with its confinement period boosted lifestyle modifications and impacted women and men differently which exacerbated existing gender inequalities. The main objective of this paper is to assess the gender-based differentials in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and the determinants favoring weight change before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic among Arab men and women from 10 Arab countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a convenience sample of 12,447 households' family members (mean age: 33.2 ± 12.9; 50.1% females) and information from participants aged 18 years and above was collected about periods before and during the pandemic. Findings showed that, during the COVID-19 period, the dietary diversity, declined by 1.9% among females compared to males (0.4%) ( To conclude, gender-sensitive strategies and policies to address weight gain and dietary diversity during emergent shocks and pandemics are urgently needed in the region.
Sections du résumé
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic along with its confinement period boosted lifestyle modifications and impacted women and men differently which exacerbated existing gender inequalities. The main objective of this paper is to assess the gender-based differentials in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and the determinants favoring weight change before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic among Arab men and women from 10 Arab countries.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a convenience sample of 12,447 households' family members (mean age: 33.2 ± 12.9; 50.1% females) and information from participants aged 18 years and above was collected about periods before and during the pandemic.
Results
Findings showed that, during the COVID-19 period, the dietary diversity, declined by 1.9% among females compared to males (0.4%) (
Conclusions
To conclude, gender-sensitive strategies and policies to address weight gain and dietary diversity during emergent shocks and pandemics are urgently needed in the region.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36388291
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1029219
pmc: PMC9650450
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1029219Investigateurs
Charlotte De Backer
(C)
Lauranna Teunissen
(L)
Kathleen Van Royen
(K)
Isabelle Cuykx
(I)
Paulien Decorte
(P)
Gaëlle Ouvrein
(G)
Karolien Poels
(K)
Heidi Vandebosch
(H)
Katrien Maldoy
(K)
Sara Pabian
(S)
Christophe Matthys
(C)
Tim Smits
(T)
Jules Vrinten
(J)
Ann DeSmet
(A)
Nelleke Teughels
(N)
Maggie Geuens
(M)
Iris Vermeir
(I)
Viktor Proesmans
(V)
Liselot Hudders
(L)
Mariam Al-Mannai
(M)
Tariq Alalwan
(T)
Elissa Naim
(E)
Rania Mansour
(R)
Nour Yazbeck
(N)
Hazem Agha
(H)
Rania Abu Seir
(RA)
Jamila Arrish
(J)
Ghadir Fallata
(G)
Omar Alhumaidan
(O)
Shihana Alakeel
(S)
Norah AlBuayjan
(N)
Sarah Alkhunein
(S)
Budur Binobaydan
(B)
Aeshah Alshaya
(A)
Ayesha Aldhaheri
(A)
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Tayyem, Ibrahim, Mortada, AlKhalaf, Bookari, Al Sabbah, Qasrawi, Kamel, Dashti, Allehdan, Bawadi, Waly, Abuhijleh, Hammouh, Al-Awwad, Al-Bayyari, Cheikh Ismail, Abu Al-Halawa, Othman, The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group and Hoteit.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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