Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study

Rebecca Pradeilles; Ana Irache; Milkah N. Wanjohi; Michelle Holdsworth; Amos Laar; Francis Zotor; Akua Tandoh; Senam Klomegah; Fiona Graham; Stella K. Muthuri; Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage; Nathaniel Coleman; Mark A. Green; Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi; Marco Bohr; Emily K. Rousham; Gershim Asiki; Robert Akparibo; Kobby Mensah; Richmond Aryeetey; Nicolas Bricas; Paula Griffiths

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102647

Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study

Rebecca Pradeilles, Ana Irache, Milkah N. Wanjohi, Michelle Holdsworth, Amos Laar, Francis Zotor, Akua Tandoh, Senam Klomegah, Fiona Graham, Stella K. Muthuri, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Nathaniel Coleman, Mark A. Green, Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Marco Bohr, Emily K. Rousham, Gershim Asiki, Robert Akparibo, Kobby Mensah, Richmond AryeeteyNicolas Bricas, Paula Griffiths

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We identified factors in the physical food environment that influence dietary behaviours among low-income dwellers in three African cities (Nairobi, Accra, Ho). We used Photovoice with 142 males/females (≥13 years). In the neighbourhood environment, poor hygiene, environmental sanitation, food contamination and adulteration were key concerns. Economic access was perceived as a major barrier to accessing nutritionally safe and healthy foods. Home gardening supplemented household nutritional needs, particularly in Nairobi. Policies to enhance food safety in neighbourhood environments are required. Home gardening, food pricing policies and social protection schemes could reduce financial barriers to safe and healthy diets.

Original language	English
Article number	102647
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102647
Publication status	Published - Sep 2021

Keywords

Dietary behaviours
Food safety
Ghana
Kenya
Photovoice
Physical food environment

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Pradeilles, R., Irache, A., Wanjohi, M. N., Holdsworth, M., Laar, A., Zotor, F., Tandoh, A., Klomegah, S., Graham, F., Muthuri, S. K., Kimani-Murage, E. W., Coleman, N., Green, M. A., Osei-Kwasi, H. A., Bohr, M., Rousham, E. K., Asiki, G., Akparibo, R., Mensah, K., ... Griffiths, P. (2021). Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study. Health and Place, 71, Article 102647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102647

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