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
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2022Author
Tayyem,ReemaIbrahim,Mohammed O.
Mortada,Hussein
AlKhalaf,Majid
Bookari,Khlood
Al Sabbah,Haleama
Qasrawi,Radwan
Kamel,Iman
Dashti,Somaia
Allehdan,Sabika
Bawadi,Hiba
Waly,Mostafa
Abuhijleh,Haya
Hammouh,Fadwa
Al-Awwad,Narmeen
Al-Bayyari,Nahla
Cheikh Ismail,Leila
Abu Al-Halawa,Diala
Othman,Manal
,The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group
Hoteit,Maha
De Backer,Charlotte
Teunissen,Lauranna
Van Royen,Kathleen
Cuykx,Isabelle
Decorte,Paulien
Ouvrein,Gaëlle
Poels,Karolien
Vandebosch,Heidi
Maldoy,Katrien
Pabian,Sara
Matthys,Christophe
Smits,Tim
Vrinten,Jules
DeSmet,Ann
Teughels,Nelleke
Geuens,Maggie
Vermeir,Iris
Proesmans,Viktor
Hudders,Liselot
Al-Mannai,Mariam
Alalwan,Tariq
Naim,Elissa
Mansour,Rania
Yazbeck,Nour
Agha,Hazem
Seir,Rania Abu
Arrish,Jamila
Fallata,Ghadir
Alhumaidan,Omar
Alakeel,Shihana
AlBuayjan,Norah
Alkhunein,Sarah
Binobaydan,Budur
Alshaya,Aeshah
Aldhaheri,Ayesha
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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%) (p < 0.001) and by 1.5% among overweight participants (p < 0.001) compared to their counterparts.
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.
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