Factors associated with household food insecurity and dietary diversity among day laborers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11120/22:43923262

Result on the web

<a href="https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-022-00517-8" target="_blank" >https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-022-00517-8</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00517-8" target="_blank" >10.1186/s40795-022-00517-8</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Factors associated with household food insecurity and dietary diversity among day laborers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

Original language description

Backgrounds Food insecurity and dietary diversity remain a public health concern in developing countries like Bangladesh which is exacerbated by the COVID-19 especially for day laborers&apos; families in Bangladesh. This study aimed to determine factors associated with household food insecurity and household dietary diversity among day laborers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 343 households of day laborers in Bangladesh using a semi-structured questionnaire. Household food security (HFS) and Household dietary diversity (HDD) scores were assessed using the HFS scale and household&apos;s 24-h recall of intake of 12 food groups, respectively. Results The overall mean scores of HFS and HDD were 26.80 (SD, 4.83) and 4.08 (SD, 1.15). Having household head aged &gt; 40 years and monthly household income &gt; 5000 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) were positively associated with HDD scores. Having an education level above secondary, monthly household income &gt; 5000 BDT, and having a refrigerator were associated with the higher HFS scores, whereas having family members &gt; 5 was a potential determinant of lower HFS scores. Pandemic-induced work loss and food scarcity were also potential determinants of lower HFS and HDD scores. Approximately 94% of respondents reported their wages were reduced, and 76% were deprived of the same quantity of food as pre-pandemic periods. Conclusions Lower socio-economic status and pandemic-induced work loss affect the HFS and HDD. Interventions with financial aid and complemented food distributions, particularly among the wage looser, may improve the HFS and HDD of day laborers.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30308 - Nutrition, Dietetics

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Nutrition

ISSN

2055-0928

e-ISSN

2055-0928

Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

"Article Number: 25"

UT code for WoS article

000772538300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85126865051