Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon
To determine the contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and estimate their association with household food insecurity. Cross-sectional survey conducted among 279 households. Using a 7 d recall questionnaire, information on household food consumption was collected from women and used to deter...
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Cambridge University Press
2016
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| author | Fungo, R. Muyonga, John H. Kabahenda, M. Kaaya, A. Okia, C. Donn, P. Mathurin, T. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, J.C. Loo, J. Snook, Laura K. |
| author_browse | Donn, P. Fungo, R. Kaaya, A. Kabahenda, M. Loo, J. Mathurin, T. Muyonga, John H. Okia, C. Snook, Laura K. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, J.C. |
| author_facet | Fungo, R. Muyonga, John H. Kabahenda, M. Kaaya, A. Okia, C. Donn, P. Mathurin, T. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, J.C. Loo, J. Snook, Laura K. |
| author_sort | Fungo, R. |
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| description | To determine the contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and estimate their association with household food insecurity.
Cross-sectional survey conducted among 279 households. Using a 7 d recall questionnaire, information on household food consumption was collected from women and used to determine the household dietary diversity score, food variety score and forest food consumption score (FFCS). Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) score was determined and Spearman rank correlation was used to establish the relationship between consumption of forest foods and HFIAS score. Women’s dietary intake was estimated from two 24 h recalls. The contribution of forest foods to women’s nutrient intakes was calculated and women’s nutrient intakes were compared with estimated average nutrient requirements.
Rural forest-dependent households in twelve villages in eastern and southern Cameroon. Household heads and their non-pregnant, non-lactating spouses.
Forty-seven unique forest foods were identified; of these, seventeen were consumed by 98 % of respondents over the course of one week and by 17 % of women during the two 24 h recall periods. Although forest foods contributed approximately half of women’s total daily energy intake, considerably greater contributions were made to vitamin A (93 %), Na (100 %), Fe (85 %), Zn (88 %) and Ca (89 %) intakes. Despite a highly biodiverse pool of foods, most households (83 %) suffered from high food insecurity based on the HFIAS. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r2=−0·169, P=0·0006), demonstrating that forest foods play an important role in ensuring food security in these forest-dependent communities.
Forest foods are widely consumed by forest-dependent communities. Given their rich nutrient content, they have potential to contribute to food and nutrition security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace780702025-11-12T05:38:21Z Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon Fungo, R. Muyonga, John H. Kabahenda, M. Kaaya, A. Okia, C. Donn, P. Mathurin, T. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, J.C. Loo, J. Snook, Laura K. diet nutrition forests trees nutritive value agrobiodiversity forest products To determine the contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and estimate their association with household food insecurity. Cross-sectional survey conducted among 279 households. Using a 7 d recall questionnaire, information on household food consumption was collected from women and used to determine the household dietary diversity score, food variety score and forest food consumption score (FFCS). Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) score was determined and Spearman rank correlation was used to establish the relationship between consumption of forest foods and HFIAS score. Women’s dietary intake was estimated from two 24 h recalls. The contribution of forest foods to women’s nutrient intakes was calculated and women’s nutrient intakes were compared with estimated average nutrient requirements. Rural forest-dependent households in twelve villages in eastern and southern Cameroon. Household heads and their non-pregnant, non-lactating spouses. Forty-seven unique forest foods were identified; of these, seventeen were consumed by 98 % of respondents over the course of one week and by 17 % of women during the two 24 h recall periods. Although forest foods contributed approximately half of women’s total daily energy intake, considerably greater contributions were made to vitamin A (93 %), Na (100 %), Fe (85 %), Zn (88 %) and Ca (89 %) intakes. Despite a highly biodiverse pool of foods, most households (83 %) suffered from high food insecurity based on the HFIAS. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r2=−0·169, P=0·0006), demonstrating that forest foods play an important role in ensuring food security in these forest-dependent communities. Forest foods are widely consumed by forest-dependent communities. Given their rich nutrient content, they have potential to contribute to food and nutrition security. 2016-12 2016-11-30T11:22:35Z 2016-11-30T11:22:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78070 en Open Access application/pdf Cambridge University Press Fungo, R.; Muyonga, J.; Kabahenda, M.; Kaaya, A.; Okia, C.C.; Donn, P.; Mathurin, T.; Tchingsabe, O.; Tiegehungo, J.C.; Loo, J.; Snook. L. (2016) Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon. Public Health Nutrition 19(17) p. 3185-3196. ISSN: 1368-9800 |
| spellingShingle | diet nutrition forests trees nutritive value agrobiodiversity forest products Fungo, R. Muyonga, John H. Kabahenda, M. Kaaya, A. Okia, C. Donn, P. Mathurin, T. Tchingsabe, O. Tieguhong, J.C. Loo, J. Snook, Laura K. Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title | Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title_full | Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title_short | Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon |
| title_sort | contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity a cross sectional study in women from rural cameroon |
| topic | diet nutrition forests trees nutritive value agrobiodiversity forest products |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78070 |
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