International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 13, No 1: March 2024

Factors influencing unable to eat healthy and nutritious food among Indonesian onset COVID-19 pandemic

Mamahit, Adi Yeremia (Unknown)
Suryani, Dyah (Unknown)
Suyitno, Suyitno (Unknown)
Akbar, Hairil (Unknown)
Sari, Dewi Puspito (Unknown)
Rahmawati, Ade (Unknown)
Nuraeni, Tating (Unknown)
Supriatin, Supriatin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2024

Abstract

Nearly every aspect of household life has been touched by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including the amount and quality of food consumed by the family. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with unable to eat healthy and nutritious food onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This study used data from Rapid Gender Assessment Survey developed by United Nations Women from September to December 2021. Totally 2,285 respondents aged >18 years old with access to mobile phones have been selected by random digit dialing (RDD). The multivariate analysis revealed living in the town, who graduated from secondary, primary, and no education, households with five or more members, income changes during the pandemic, and those who had not completed vaccine COVID-19 were 1.44; 1.57; 1.73; 2.06; 1.26; 2.74; 1.29 times more likely to be unable to eat healthy and nutritious food. In conclusion, 39.17% of respondents were unable to eat healthy and nutritious food, and factors of changes in income had the biggest impact. Future research could examine the impact of the pandemic on people's capacity to access and buy wholesome food.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...