Identification, characterization, and determinants of dietary patterns of low-income urban adults in Vietnam and Nigeria

Giulia Pastori, Kim Maasen, Elise F. Talsma, Hans Verhoef, Folake O. Samuel, Oluyemisi F. Shittu, Le Thi Huong, Ricardo Hernandez, Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Truong Tuyet Mai, Mark Lundy, Zsuzsa Bakk, Inge D. Brouwer*

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Abstract

Understanding dietary patterns and their determinants can steer efforts to food systems transformations required to provide sustainable healthy diets. Based on 24-h recall data and using latent class analysis, we characterized dietary patterns of adults from low-income neighborhoods in Hanoi, Vietnam and Ibadan, Nigeria (n = 385 and 344, age 18–49 years). We examined sociodemographic determinants and diet quality (diversity, non-communicable disease risk, and micronutrient adequacy) of these patterns. Three dietary patterns were identified in each country. Vietnamese patterns differed in sociodemographic characteristics and diet quality. Nigerian patterns differed in diet quality but not in sociodemographics. Understanding different consumer groups and the drivers of consumption helps to identify tailored interventions to diversify diets and improve diet quality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100797
JournalGlobal Food Security
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 14 Sept 2024

Keywords

  • Dietary intake
  • Dietary pattern
  • Food group diversity score
  • Global diet quality score
  • Low- and middle-income countries
  • Mean probability of adequacy

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