Frontiers in Public Health (Oct 2022)
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
- Reema Tayyem,
- Reema Tayyem,
- Mohammed O. Ibrahim,
- Hussein Mortada,
- Majid AlKhalaf,
- Khlood Bookari,
- Khlood Bookari,
- Haleama Al Sabbah,
- Radwan Qasrawi,
- Radwan Qasrawi,
- Iman Kamel,
- Somaia Dashti,
- Sabika Allehdan,
- Hiba Bawadi,
- Mostafa Waly,
- Haya Abuhijleh,
- Fadwa Hammouh,
- Narmeen Al-Awwad,
- Nahla Al-Bayyari,
- Leila Cheikh Ismail,
- Leila Cheikh Ismail,
- Diala Abu Al-Halawa,
- Manal Othman,
- The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group,
- Maha Hoteit,
- Maha Hoteit,
- Maha Hoteit,
- Maha Hoteit,
- Charlotte De Backer,
- Lauranna Teunissen,
- Kathleen Van Royen,
- Isabelle Cuykx,
- Paulien Decorte,
- Gaëlle Ouvrein,
- Karolien Poels,
- Heidi Vandebosch,
- Katrien Maldoy,
- Sara Pabian,
- Christophe Matthys,
- Tim Smits,
- Jules Vrinten,
- Ann DeSmet,
- Nelleke Teughels,
- Maggie Geuens,
- Iris Vermeir,
- Viktor Proesmans,
- Liselot Hudders,
- Mariam Al-Mannai,
- Tariq Alalwan,
- Elissa Naim,
- Rania Mansour,
- Nour Yazbeck,
- Hazem Agha,
- Rania Abu Seir,
- Jamila Arrish,
- Ghadir Fallata,
- Omar Alhumaidan,
- Shihana Alakeel,
- Norah AlBuayjan,
- Sarah Alkhunein,
- Budur Binobaydan,
- Aeshah Alshaya,
- Ayesha Aldhaheri
Affiliations
- Reema Tayyem
- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University (QU)-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Reema Tayyem
- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Mohammed O. Ibrahim
- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mu'tah University, Karak, Jordan
- Hussein Mortada
- Faculty of Science IV, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Majid AlKhalaf
- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Khlood Bookari
- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Khlood Bookari
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Haleama Al Sabbah
- Department of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Radwan Qasrawi
- Department of Computer Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Radwan Qasrawi
- Department of Computer Engineering, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Iman Kamel
- 0National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
- Somaia Dashti
- 1Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Sabika Allehdan
- 2Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain
- Hiba Bawadi
- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University (QU)-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Mostafa Waly
- 3Food Science and Nutrition Department, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
- Haya Abuhijleh
- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University (QU)-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Fadwa Hammouh
- 4Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Sciences Faculty, American University of Madaba, Madaba, Jordan
- Narmeen Al-Awwad
- 5Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
- Nahla Al-Bayyari
- 6Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Al-Huson University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, As-Salt, Jordan
- Leila Cheikh Ismail
- 7Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Leila Cheikh Ismail
- 8Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Diala Abu Al-Halawa
- 9Department of Faculty of Medicine, Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Manal Othman
- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University (QU)-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group
- Maha Hoteit
- 0Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Maha Hoteit
- 1PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebano
- Maha Hoteit
- 2Lebanese University Nutrition Surveillance Center, Lebanese Food Drugs and Chemical Administrations, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Maha Hoteit
- 3University Medical Center, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Charlotte De Backer
- Lauranna Teunissen
- Kathleen Van Royen
- Isabelle Cuykx
- Paulien Decorte
- Gaëlle Ouvrein
- Karolien Poels
- Heidi Vandebosch
- Katrien Maldoy
- Sara Pabian
- Christophe Matthys
- Tim Smits
- Jules Vrinten
- Ann DeSmet
- Nelleke Teughels
- Maggie Geuens
- Iris Vermeir
- Viktor Proesmans
- Liselot Hudders
- Mariam Al-Mannai
- Tariq Alalwan
- Elissa Naim
- Rania Mansour
- Nour Yazbeck
- Hazem Agha
- Rania Abu Seir
- Jamila Arrish
- Ghadir Fallata
- Omar Alhumaidan
- Shihana Alakeel
- Norah AlBuayjan
- Sarah Alkhunein
- Budur Binobaydan
- Aeshah Alshaya
- Ayesha Aldhaheri
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1029219
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
BackgroundThe 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.MethodsA 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.ResultsFindings 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.ConclusionsTo 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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