ABSTRACT

An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n = 123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n = 18), and focus group discussions (n = 13). Men and women had similar results in terms of their preferred staple food choice attributes; yet women indicated consuming more rice and banana, and men, more maize and cassava (Chi-squared test; p < .05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported.

摘要

一种原始方法被用来检验主食选择在性别和移民方面的差异：这包括一项定量调查（六个地点，来自不同经济类别的城市消费者（n = 123）），一次定性深入访谈，涉及部分这些消费者（n = 18）和焦点小组讨论（n = 13）。在首选的主食选择属性方面，男人和女人有相似的结果；然而，女性表示要摄入更多的大米和香蕉，男性表示要摄入更多的玉米和木薯（卡方检验；p <.05）。移民状况和生活阶段（成年或成年）也影响了所报告的主食作物的类型和多样性。