当地食品系统中的社会文化规范及对加纳北部农村地区妇女饮食质量的潜在影响

Q3 Social Sciences
S. Zakariah-Akoto, M. Armar-Klemesu, A. Ankomah, K. Torpey, R. Aryeetey
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妇女在当地食物系统中的活动与其饮食质量息息相关。她们摄入有营养饮食的能力可能会受到社会文化规范的影响;而这些规范的影响往往还没有得到充分的研究。本研究探讨了与农村食物系统相关的社会文化规范如何对妇女的饮食产生潜在的不利影响。研究于 2016 年 5 月至 7 月间在加纳北部的两个农村社区 Yilkpene 和 Kpachilo 进行。之所以选择这两个选定的研究社区,是因为它们具有相似的人口规模、饮食模式和社会服务获取途径。研究采用定性方法,对社区和机构领导人进行了 16 次关键信息提供者访谈,对 87 名社区成员进行了 11 次焦点小组讨论,并对育龄妇女进行了 40 次 24 小时饮食回忆访谈,以探讨与社会文化规范相关的当地食品系统的性质。通过预先确定的主题和新出现的主题,对访谈记录进行了编码和专题分析。共有 143 名女性和男性参与了这项研究,其中以女性为主。两个社区的食物体系主要是围绕男性构建的。农产品的数量、质量和品种、分配和家庭内部分配都以男性的观念和做法为主,这些观念和做法决定了生产资源的获取和所有权,并预先确定了家庭成员的角色和责任。男性主导经济作物(谷物和豆类)的生产;女性生产蔬菜、少量豆类和谷物,主要用于家庭消费。男性控制着家庭膳食中谷物的分配;更昂贵的辅料则由女性提供。虽然家庭膳食由妇女准备,但男性却获得了 "大部分 "营养丰富的成分。45% 的妇女无法满足至少五类食物的最低膳食多样性要求。加纳北部当地的食品体系以性别驱动的社会文化规范为主导,这对妇女实现膳食充足构成了潜在的障碍。干预措施应有意识地解决这些文化上形成的障碍,尤其是在以自给农作为主要生计来源的情况下。关键词食物系统 社会文化规范 障碍 妇女 饮食质量
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Socio-cultural norms in the local food system and potential implications for women’s dietary quality in rural northern Ghana
Women’s activities within the local food system are linked to their dietary quality. Their ability to consume a nutritious diet may be influenced by socio-cultural norms; often, the influence of these norms has not been adequately studied. This study examined how socio-cultural norms linked with rural food systems can potentially exert adverse effects on women’s diets. The study was conducted in two rural communities, Yilkpene and Kpachilo, in Northern Ghana, between May and July 2016. Both selected study communities were chosen because they had similar population sizes, dietary patterns, and access to social services. Using a qualitative approach, sixteen key informant interviews with community and institutional leaders, 11 focus group discussions comprising 87 community members, and forty 24-hour dietary recall interviews with women of reproductive age were used to explore the nature of the local food system linked with socio-cultural norms. Transcribed interviews were coded and analyzed, thematically, using pre-determined and emerging themes. A total of 143 women and men participated in the study with women dominating the sample. The components of the food system in both communities were constructed, primarily, around men. Quantities, quality, and varieties of produce, its distribution, and intra-household allocation were dominated by male perceptions and practices that determine access and ownership of productive resources, and pre-determined roles and responsibilities of household members. Men dominated production of economic crops (cereals, and legumes); women produced vegetables, and limited quantities of legumes and cereals, mainly for home consumption. Men controlled allocation of cereals for household meal preparation; more expensive complementary ingredients were provided by women. Although women prepared household meals, men received the ‘lion’s share’ of nutrient-dense components. Forty-five percent of women could not meet minimum dietary diversity of at least five food groups in their diets. The local food system in Northern Ghana is dominated by gender-driven socio-cultural norms, which constitutes a potential barrier to women achieving dietary adequacy. Interventions should deliberately address these culturally-established barriers, especially in contexts where subsistence farming is the main source of livelihood. Key words: Food system, Socio-cultural norms, Barriers, Women, dietary quality
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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期刊介绍: The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is a highly cited and prestigious quarterly peer reviewed journal with a global reputation, published in Kenya by the Africa Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT). Our internationally recognized publishing programme covers a wide range of scientific and development disciplines, including agriculture, food, nutrition, environmental management and sustainable development related information.
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