Seasonal variability of women's dietary diversity and food supply: A cohort study in rural Burkina Faso

Lourme Ruiz Alissia, Kouamé Koffi Christophe, Gautier Denis, Bahya-Batinda Dang, Bouquet Emmanuelle, Dury Sandrine, Martin-Prével Yves, Savy Mathilde. 2021. Seasonal variability of women's dietary diversity and food supply: A cohort study in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health, 25 (9) : 2475-2487.

Quartile : Q2, Sujet : PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Science)

Résumé : Objective: To investigate the seasonal variations of women's dietary diversity (WDD) (items consumed and food supply) and its linkages with agriculture, market and wild resources. Design: A cohort of 300 women was followed-up over a year to investigate WDD and food sources (production, purchase or foraging). Monthly qualitative 24 h recalls allowed computing WDD Scores from a standard 10-food groups (FG) classification (WDDS-10). Associations between farm/women's characteristics and WDDS-10 were investigated using multivariate mixed models including interaction terms factor*months. Setting: Tuy province, Burkina Faso. Participants: 300 women of reproductive age. Results: Both dietary diversity and food sources were seasonal. The mean WDDS-10 was relatively stable from August to January (ranging from 3·1 to 3·5 FG) when farm production predominated. The WDDS-10 gradually increased from February, concomitantly with an increase in food purchases (onions, tomatoes, mangoes) and reached its highest levels (>4 FG) from March to June, when food purchases were still relatively high and when more women consumed foraged fruits (shea plums and wild grapes). Women living on farms owning > 3 plough oxen and different animal species had significantly higher WDDS-10 than others (+0·28 and +0·35 FG, respectively). Women who practiced off-farm activities also had higher WDDS-10 than those who did not (+0·21 FG, P < 0·05). Other factors, for example, the number of foraged edible species, provided advantages in terms of dietary diversity only during certain seasons (October – January, P for interaction < 0·01). Conclusions: Diversifying women's diets throughout the year requires complementary interventions aimed at diversifying production, promoting foraging and increasing income-generating activities to enable food purchasing.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : alimentation humaine, femme

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Burkina Faso

Mots-clés libres : Dietary diversity, Seasonality, Food provisioning, Women, Farm households

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 3 (2019-) - Systèmes alimentaires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Lourme Ruiz Alissia, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-3430-2651 - auteur correspondant
• Kouamé Koffi Christophe, Université de Montpellier (FRA)
• Gautier Denis, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-7648-1881
• Bahya-Batinda Dang, Université de Montpellier (FRA)
• Bouquet Emmanuelle, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA)
• Dury Sandrine, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-9052-6441
• Martin-Prével Yves, IRD (FRA)
• Savy Mathilde, Université de Montpellier (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/600204/)

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