Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorFungo, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMuyonga, John
dc.contributor.authorKabahenda, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorKaaya, Archileo
dc.contributor.authorOkia, Clement A.
dc.contributor.authorDonn, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorMathurin, Tchatat
dc.contributor.authorTchingsabe, Obadia
dc.contributor.authorTiegehungo, Julius C.
dc.contributor.authorLoo, Judy
dc.contributor.authorSnook, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-27T11:34:25Z
dc.date.available2022-05-27T11:34:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and estimate their association with household food insecurity. Design: Cross-sectional survey conducted among 279 households. Using a 7 d recall questionnaire, information on household food consumption was collected from women and used to determine the household dietary diversity score, food variety score and forest food consumption score (FFCS). Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) score was determined and Spearman rank correlation was used to establish the relationship between consumption of forest foods and HFIAS score. Women’s dietary intake was estimated from two 24 h recalls. The contribution of forest foods to women’s nutrient intakes was calculated and women’s nutrient intakes were compared with estimated average nutrient requirements. Setting: Rural forest-dependent households in twelve villages in eastern and southern Cameroon. Subjects: Household heads and their non-pregnant, non-lactating spouses. Results: Forty-seven unique forest foods were identified; of these, seventeen were consumed by 98% of respondents over the course of one week and by 17% of women during the two 24 h recall periods. Although forest foods contributed approximately half of women’s total daily energy intake, considerably greater contributions were made to vitamin A (93 %), Na (100 %), Fe (85 %), Zn (88 %) and Ca (89 %) intakes. Despite a highly biodiverse pool of foods, most households (83 %) suffered from high food insecurity based on the HFIAS. A significant inverse correlation was observed between the HFIAS score and the FFCS (r 2=−0·169,P=0·0006), demonstrating that forest foods play an important role in ensuring food security in these forest-dependent communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFungo, R., Muyonga, J., Kabahenda, M., Kaaya, A., Okia, C. A., Donn, P., ... & Snook, L. (2016). Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: A cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon. Public health nutrition, 19(17), 3185-3196.doi:10.1017/S1368980016001324en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1017/S1368980016001324
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3549
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublic health nutritionen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversity Dietaryen_US
dc.subjectdiversity Nutrient intake forest foodsen_US
dc.titleContribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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