Factors influencing consumption of street vended local foods (SVLFs) in Urban Ghana

IF 0.1 4区 文学 0 LITERATURE, ROMANCE
J. Haleegoah, K. Akuoko, Peter Dwumah, K. Marfo, J. B. Forkuor, B. Frimpong, B. Asante, L. Brobbey
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Street foods are important in meeting dietary and nutritional needs of growing urban populations, contributing to their food security needs. In spite of concerns of nutritional value, affordability and localness of street foods, street food vending enterprise is prolific in urban places with consumers of different socio-cultural and economic statuses. This is because several factors inform people on their food choices. These may include their socio-cultural and economic status and not just the food characteristics. This study was to examine the factors influencing consumption of Hausa koko, Waakye and Ga kenkey referred to as street vended local foods (SVLFs) associated with specific ethnic groups in Ghana. Data was collected from a cross section of 631 urban consumers of SVLFs in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. Binary probit regression models were used to estimate factors influencing SVLFs consumption. Results showed that consumers were from different social, cultural and economic backgrounds. Food characteristics (such as safety, nutritional value, affordability, convenience and closeness to vendor), social status (including, age, educational level and work status), and cultural factors (like consumer coming from place of food origin and consumption of food from infancy) positively influenced consumption of SVLFs. Food vendors should be aware of these factors to promote consumers’ continual patronage of healthy, nutritious and affordable SVLFs in urban Ghana.   Key words: Food choices, Hausa Koko, Waakye, Ga Kenkey.
影响加纳城市街头小贩当地食品消费的因素
街头食品在满足日益增长的城市人口的饮食和营养需求方面很重要,有助于他们的粮食安全需求。尽管人们对街头食品的营养价值、可负担性和当地性感到担忧,但街头食品销售企业在城市地区大量存在,消费者具有不同的社会文化和经济地位。这是因为有几个因素会影响人们对食物的选择。这可能包括他们的社会文化和经济地位,而不仅仅是食物特征。本研究旨在考察影响豪萨koko、Waakye和Ga-kenkey消费的因素,这些食品被称为与加纳特定种族相关的街头当地食品(SVLF)。数据来自阿克拉、库马西和塔马莱631名SVLF城市消费者的横断面。二元probit回归模型用于估计影响SVLFs消费的因素。结果显示,消费者来自不同的社会、文化和经济背景。食品特征(如安全性、营养价值、可负担性、便利性和与供应商的亲近性)、社会地位(包括年龄、教育水平和工作状况)和文化因素(如来自食品产地的消费者和婴儿期食品消费)对SVLF的消费产生了积极影响。食品供应商应该意识到这些因素,以促进消费者在加纳城市持续光顾健康、营养和负担得起的SVLF。关键词:食物选择,豪萨Koko,Waakye,Ga Kenkey。
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期刊介绍: The Australian Journal of French Studies is an international, fully refereed journal devoted to French literature, culture, society and history. The journal encourages new theoretical engagements and particularly welcomes interdisciplinary approaches. Articles are published in English and French. The majority of numbers are focussed on a specific theme, but numbers on miscellaneous topics will usually be published annually.
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