Food accessibility and its influencing factors during early social restriction period of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

Novianti Tysmala Dewi; Bernadheta Gisca; Nurulita Aida Rahmasari; Shirleen Gabrielle Havelaar; Evie Ermayani; Grace Wangge

doi:10.22146/bkm.v40i09.10414

Novianti Tysmala Dewi Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Bernadheta Gisca Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
Nurulita Aida Rahmasari Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
Shirleen Gabrielle Havelaar Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
Evie Ermayani Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON)/Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional (PKGR), Universitas Indonesia
Grace Wangge Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON)/Pusat Kajian Gizi Regional (PKGR), Universitas Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/bkm.v40i09.10414

Keywords: adults, COVID-19, food accessibility

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to assess food accessibility and its influencing factors among adults in Indonesia during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The research was cross-sectional and conducted using an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic characteristics, food access, physical access (enabling factors for individuals to reach food physically), financial access, social support, and coping strategies of the respondents. We included 439 adults, 358 females and 81 males, aged 20-62 years.

Results: This research found that physical access difficulties (aOR=3.945; CI:1.652-9.421; p=0.002), unemployment status (aOR=3.104; CI:1.436-6.712; p=0.004), and lower education level (aOR=2.819; CI:1.036-7.672; p=0.042) were associated with increased inability to access food. Meanwhile, coping strategies for food insecurity conditions (aOR=0.634; CI:0.536-0.750; p<0.001) were protective of the inability to access food (R2=0.298).

Conclusion: People with a high risk of unemployment and low education who will have difficulty accessing food in times of social restrictions should be protected.

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