Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa

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dc.creatorBechoff, Aurélie
dc.creatorForsythe, L.
dc.creatorNjau, M.
dc.creatorMartin, A.
dc.creatorAudifas, G.
dc.creatorAbass, A.
dc.creatorTomlins, Keith I.
dc.date2020-09-02
dc.date2020-09-14T13:28:04Z
dc.date2020-09-14T13:28:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:02:27Z
dc.descriptionAn original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six 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 < .05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/109416
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/120780
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBechoff, A., Forsythe, L., Njau, M., Martin, A., Audifas, G., Abass, A. & Tomlins, K. (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, 1-19.
dc.subjectfoods
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecturban rural migration
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjecttanzania
dc.subjectbananas
dc.subjectrice
dc.titleWomen eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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