Bechoff, Aurelie ORCID: 0000-0001-8141-4448, Forsythe, Lora ORCID: 0000-0001-9931-4453, Tomlins, Keith and Martin, Adrienne ORCID: 0000-0001-9305-7302 (2020) Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 59 (5). pp. 506-524. ISSN 0367-0244 (Print), 1543-5237 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2020.1755278)

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Abstract

An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (6 locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n=123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n=18), and focus group discussions (n=13). Men and women had similar results in terms of their preferred staple food choice attributes; yet women indicated consuming more rice and banana, and men, more maize and cassava (Chi-squared test; p<0.05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	food choice, staple, gender, urban migration, mixed methods
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2021 01:38
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/27953

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