@article{6648354a78414335b7be1f679f07d03f,
title = "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",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: The 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.METHODS: A 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.RESULTS: Findings 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. CONCLUSIONS: To conclude, gender-sensitive strategies and policies to address weight gain and dietary diversity during emergent shocks and pandemics are urgently needed in the region.",
keywords = "Arab countries, body mass index, COVID-19 pandemic, dietary diversity, overweight, sex, Pandemics, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Self Report, Arabs, Overweight/epidemiology, Male, Young Adult, COVID-19/epidemiology, Female, Adult",
author = "{The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group} and Reema Tayyem and Ibrahim, {Mohammed O.} and Hussein Mortada and Majid Alkhalaf and Khlood Bookari and {Al Sabbah}, Haleama and Radwan Qasrawi and Iman Kamel and Somaia Dashti and Sabika Allehdan and Hiba Bawadi and Mostafa Waly and Haya Abuhijleh and Fadwa Hammouh and Narmeen Al-Awwad and Nahla Al-Bayyari and Ismail, {Leila Cheikh} and Al-Halawa, {Diala Abu} and Manal Othman and Maha Hoteit and {De Backer}, Charlotte and Lauranna Teunissen and {Van Royen}, Kathleen and Isabelle Cuykx and Paulien Decorte and Ga{\"e}lle Ouvrein and Karolien Poels and Heidi Vandebosch and Katrien Maldoy and Sara Pabian and Christophe Matthys and Tim Smits and Jules Vrinten and Ann Desmet and Nelleke Teughels and Maggie Geuens and Iris Vermeir and Viktor Proesmans and Liselot Hudders and Mariam Al-Mannai and Tariq Alalwan and Elissa Naim and Rania Mansour and Nour Yazbeck and Hazem Agha and Seir, {Rania Abu} and Jamila Arrish and Ghadir Fallata and Omar Alhumaidan and Shihana Alakeel",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2022 Tayyem, Ibrahim, Mortada, AlKhalaf, Bookari, Al Sabbah, Qasrawi, Kamel, Dashti, Allehdan, Bawadi, Waly, Abuhijleh, Hammouh, Al-Awwad, Al-Bayyari, Cheikh Ismail, Abu Al-Halawa, Othman, The Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group and Hoteit.",
year = "2022",
month = oct,
day = "28",
doi = "10.3389/fpubh.2022.1029219",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
journal = "Frontiers in Public Health",
issn = "2296-2565",
publisher = "Frontiers Media S. A.",
}
