1. Changes in food purchasing practices of French households during the first COVID-19 lockdown and associated individual and environmental factors
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Daisy Recchia, Pascaline Rollet, Marlène Perignon, Nicolas Bricas, Simon Vonthron, Coline Perrin, Caroline Méjean, Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) (UMR MoISA), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation (UMR Innovation), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier, This work was carried out as part of DR’s Ph.D. funded by Région Occitanie and Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)., The project Sustainable Urban Food Systems— the effects of urban foodscape on food styles in Montpellier Metropole (Surfood-Foodscapes) coordinated by Cirad, Inrae, and Montpellier Supagro, was publicly funded through ANR (the French National Research Agency) under the Investissements d’Avenir programme with the reference ANR-10-LABX-001-01 Labex Agro and coordinated by Agropolis Fondation., The project Mont’Panier Relations entre paysages alimentaires et pratiques alimentaires, was also funded by Région Occitanie, Dispositif REVE REcherche et Valorisation Economique., and ANR-10-LABX-0011,Entreprendre,Entrepreneurship(2010)
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S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales ,food outlets ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,E70 - Commerce, commercialisation et distribution ,Consommation des ménages ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Comportement alimentaire ,Dépense des ménages ,food environment ,grocery shopping ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,pandémie ,COVID-19 ,E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale ,Comportement du consommateur ,food purchasing behaviors ,[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance ,COVID-19 lockdown ,France ,[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition ,Food Science - Abstract
BackgroundTo limit the spread of COVID-19, a strict lockdown was imposed in France between March and May 2020. Mobility limitations and closure of non-essential public places (restaurants, open-air markets, etc.) affected peoples' food environment (FE) and thus their food purchasing practices (FPPs). This study aimed to explore changes in FPPs of French households during lockdown and associations with individual and environmental factors.MethodsIn April of 2020 households from the Mont'Panier cross-sectional study (n = 306), a quota sampling survey conducted in the south of France, were asked to complete an online questionnaire about their FPPs during lockdown and related factors, including perceived FE (distance to closest general food store, perception of increased food prices, etc.). Objective FE (presence, number, proximity, and density of food outlets) was assessed around participant's home using a geographical information system. Multiple correspondence analysis based on changes in frequency of use and quantity of food purchased by food outlet, followed by a hierarchical cluster analysis, resulted in the identification of clusters. Logistic regression models were performed to assess associations between identified clusters and household's sociodemographic characteristics, perceived, and objective FE.ResultsFive clusters were identified. Cluster “Supermarket” (38% of the total sample), in which households reduced frequency of trips, but increased quantity bought in supermarkets during lockdown, was associated with lower incomes and the perception of increased food prices. Cluster “E-supermarket” (12%), in which households increased online food shopping with pickup at supermarket, was associated with higher incomes. Cluster “Diversified” (22%), made up of households who reduced frequency of trips to diverse food outlet types, was associated with the perception of increased food prices. Cluster “Organic Food Store” (20%), in which households did not change frequency of trips, nor quantity purchased in organic food stores, was associated with being older (35–50 y vs. ConclusionThis study highlighted diverse changes in FPPs during lockdown and overall more significant associations with perceived than with objective FE indicators.
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- 2022