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Determinants of Household-Level Food Storage Practices and Outcomes on Food Safety and Security in Accra, Ghana.
Afriyie, Ebenezer; Gatzweiler, Franz; Zurek, Monika; Asem, Freda E; Ahiakpa, John K; Okpattah, Bernard; Aidoo, Emmanuel K; Zhu, Yong-Guan.
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  • Afriyie E; Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
  • Gatzweiler F; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Zurek M; Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
  • Asem FE; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK.
  • Ahiakpa JK; University of Ghana, Legon P.O. Box LG 25, Accra, Ghana.
  • Okpattah B; Research Desk Consulting Limited, Kwabenya P.O. Box WY 2918, Accra, Ghana.
  • Aidoo EK; Asinyo Agri-Commerce Ltd., Cantonments P.O. Box CT 9823, Accra, Ghana.
  • Zhu YG; University of Ghana, Legon P.O. Box LG 25, Accra, Ghana.
Foods ; 11(20)2022 Oct 19.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37431014
Household-level food storage can help families save money, minimize food waste, and enhance food safety and security. Storing food within households may, however, be affected by domestic routines, like food shopping and cooking. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate how consumers' attitudes and behaviors influence food storage at the household level. This study aimed to assess the determinants of household-level food storage, ascertain consumers' behavior and perception towards food storage, and assess the effect of household-level food storage on food safety, wastage, food expenditure and security. Dzorwulu and Jamestown, both located in Accra, Ghana, served as the study's primary sites. The study employed a survey and structural equation modeling to evaluate key determinants of household-level food storage practices and their impacts. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 400 food household heads, sampled using a systematic sampling procedure. The results showed that food shopping drives food storage. There was, however, significant negative association (p < 0.001) between food shopping and time of food storage. Although cooking impedes household-level food storage, there was significant positive association (p < 0.001) between frequency of cooking and storage period of food commodities. The findings also revealed that household-level food storage promotes food safety, reduces food expenditure and waste, and contributes to enhancing food security by 43%. To promote household-level food storage and ensure food safety and security, future study should concentrate on enhancing conventional household-level food storage practices that are efficient, cheaper and easily implementable.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Foods Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Foods Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Suiza