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EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON FOOD INSECURITY PERCEPTION IN CHILEAN HOUSEHOLDS

dc.creatorJACQUELINE ALEJANDRA ARANEDA FLORES
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T15:25:21Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T15:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: THE CORONAVIRUS 2 PANDEMIC (COVID-19) HAS CAUSED INTENSE CHANGES IN LIFESTYLES, FEEDING, AND NUTRITION HABITS. AIM: TO ANALYZE FOOD INSECURITY AND EATING HABITS DURING THE PERIOD OF QUARANTINE IN A GROUP OF CHILEAN INDIVIDUALS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: AN ONLINE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2,767 HOUSEHOLDS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD, HOUSEHOLD FOOD PURCHASING HABITS IN THE QUARANTINE PERIOD FOR COVID-19, AND PERCEPTION OF FOOD INSECURITY. RESULTS: MORE THAN 60% OF HOUSEHOLDS (P < 0.01) WERE WORRIED ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH FOOD, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE LIVED IN THEM. THIS PERCEPTION INCREASED IN URBAN HOUSEHOLDS (P < 0.01) AND THOSE LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL-SOUTHERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS (P < 0.01). DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY PRODUCTS SUCH AS MILK INCREASED IN 50% OF HOUSEHOLDS, LEGUMES IN 72%, EGGS IN 79%, FRUITS IN 54%, VEGETABLES IN 67% AND WATER IN 81%. THERE WAS ALSO A LOWER CONSUMPTION OF UNHEALTHY AND ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS SUCH AS HOT-DOGS IN 90% OF HOUSEHOLDS, SAUSAGES IN 73%, SUGARY DRINKS IN 79% AND ICE CREAM IN 83%. CONCLUSIONS: THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CHILE INCREASED THE PERCEPTION OF FOOD INSECURITY IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH VULNERABLE CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHIER FOODS INCREASED.
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dc.identifier.doi10.4067/s0034-98872021000700980
dc.identifier.issn0717-6163
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/11940
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherREVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
dc.relation.uri10.4067/s0034-98872021000700980
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.titleEFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON FOOD INSECURITY PERCEPTION IN CHILEAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.title.alternativeINSEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y HÁBITOS ALIMENTARIOS DURANTE LA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19 EN HOGARES CHILENOS
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE NUTRICION Y SALUD PUBLICA
ubb.SedeCHILLÁN
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