Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study
Background: The home confinement induced by the COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals’ mental wellbeing and increases unhealthy behaviors, such as minimum to no physical activity, overeating, and substance use. Objective: This study aimed to assess the changes in dietary patterns among the Banglades...
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| description | Background: The home confinement induced by the COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals’ mental wellbeing and increases unhealthy behaviors, such as minimum to no physical activity, overeating, and substance use. Objective: This study aimed to assess the changes in dietary patterns among the Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify their determinants. Methods: This web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out from 10–17 December 2020 using an e-questionnaire based on Google Forms. A semi-structured e-questionnaire was forwarded to the participants – Bangladesh citizens aged above 18 years – through social media platforms and email in order to collect information about socio-demographic issues and multidimensional dietary patterns. From the initial 817 responses gathered through snowball sampling, 748 responses were retained. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were executed. Results: The findings suggest that 50% of the participants reported a reduction in weight and physical activities, while approximately 52% experienced increased sleep time. One in three participants (31.4%) experienced a decrease in food buying capacity. The findings further indicate that women were 1.65 times more likely to reduce food consumption than men. Meanwhile, employed people were about 34% less likely to increase food consumption than their unemployed counterparts. People who were getting more than 6 h of sleep per day were nearly 61% less likely to increase food consumption than people who slept for less than 6 h per day. People struggling to buy food items were 2.31 times more likely to reduce food intake than people with no such limitations. Conclusions: The study shows that COVID-19 has substantially affected Bangladeshi people’s common food consumption patterns. Being confined within the household, primarily due to countrywide lockdowns and ‘general holidays’, has affected both the dietary patterns and the financial wellbeing of people. Therefore, the concerned authorities should promote effective nutrition education and healthy dietary behaviors; meanwhile, financial support or incentives for people in need are also strongly advocated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64fab66ef32045d2ac392522142bf0042022-12-22T02:09:01ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-08-0188e10349Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional studyMd. Akhtarul Islam0Mst. Tanmin Nahar1S. M. Farhad Ibn Anik2Sutapa Dey Barna3Md. Tanvir Hossain4Statistics Discipline, Science Engineering & Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Statistics Discipline, Science Engineering & Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, BangladeshStatistics Discipline, Science Engineering & Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, BangladeshDepartment of Business Administration, International Standard University, 69 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshSociology Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, BangladeshBackground: The home confinement induced by the COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals’ mental wellbeing and increases unhealthy behaviors, such as minimum to no physical activity, overeating, and substance use. Objective: This study aimed to assess the changes in dietary patterns among the Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify their determinants. Methods: This web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out from 10–17 December 2020 using an e-questionnaire based on Google Forms. A semi-structured e-questionnaire was forwarded to the participants – Bangladesh citizens aged above 18 years – through social media platforms and email in order to collect information about socio-demographic issues and multidimensional dietary patterns. From the initial 817 responses gathered through snowball sampling, 748 responses were retained. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were executed. Results: The findings suggest that 50% of the participants reported a reduction in weight and physical activities, while approximately 52% experienced increased sleep time. One in three participants (31.4%) experienced a decrease in food buying capacity. The findings further indicate that women were 1.65 times more likely to reduce food consumption than men. Meanwhile, employed people were about 34% less likely to increase food consumption than their unemployed counterparts. People who were getting more than 6 h of sleep per day were nearly 61% less likely to increase food consumption than people who slept for less than 6 h per day. People struggling to buy food items were 2.31 times more likely to reduce food intake than people with no such limitations. Conclusions: The study shows that COVID-19 has substantially affected Bangladeshi people’s common food consumption patterns. Being confined within the household, primarily due to countrywide lockdowns and ‘general holidays’, has affected both the dietary patterns and the financial wellbeing of people. Therefore, the concerned authorities should promote effective nutrition education and healthy dietary behaviors; meanwhile, financial support or incentives for people in need are also strongly advocated.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022016371COVID-19Lockdown dietary patternsPhysical activitiesBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Md. Akhtarul Islam Mst. Tanmin Nahar S. M. Farhad Ibn Anik Sutapa Dey Barna Md. Tanvir Hossain Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study Heliyon COVID-19 Lockdown dietary patterns Physical activities Bangladesh |
| title | Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Changes in dietary patterns among Bangladeshi adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | changes in dietary patterns among bangladeshi adult population during the covid 19 pandemic a web based cross sectional study |
| topic | COVID-19 Lockdown dietary patterns Physical activities Bangladesh |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022016371 |
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