Publicación: EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON FOOD INSECURITY PERCEPTION IN CHILEAN HOUSEHOLDS
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2021
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REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
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BACKGROUND: 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.
