Qualitative Accounts of School-Aged Children's Diets during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural, Central, Kenya.
Nutrients
; 13(10)2021 Oct 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1463779
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to food security in many countries, including Kenya. However, the impact of this on food provision to children at an individual level is unknown. This small study aimed to provide a qualitative snapshot of the diets of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. During completion of 24-h food recalls, with 15 families with children aged 5-8 years, caregivers were asked about changes they had made to foods given to their children due to the pandemic. Food recalls were analysed to assess nutrient intakes. Qualitative comments were thematically analysed. Most of the families reported making some changes to foods they provided to their children due to COVID-19. Reasons for these changes fell into three themes, inability to access foods (both due to formal restriction of movements and fear of leaving the house), poorer availability of foods, and financial constraints (both decreases in income and increases in food prices). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected some foods parents in rural Kenya can provide to their children.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Diet
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Eating
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Food Supply
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nu13103543
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