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Nutritional diversity and community perceptions of health and importance of foods in Kiribati: a case study

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  • John Paul Cauchi

    (Queensland University of Technology)

  • Hilary Bambrick

    (Queensland University of Technology)

  • Stefano Moncada

    (University of Malta)

  • Ignacio Correa-Velez

    (Queensland University of Technology
    Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT))

Abstract

Over the twentieth century, small island states in the Pacific experienced a dietary shift from traditional foods characteristic of the region to imported foods of poor nutritional quality. In Kiribati, noncommunicable diseases including diabetes and hypertension are now the largest burden of disease in the country and the primary cause of premature mortality. Food and nutritional security in Kiribati are now a major public health challenge. Climate change is likely to negatively affect traditional food production systems. In this study, twelve gender-segregated focus groups in six communities were carried out across Kiribati. Food charts were obtained from each focus group, where all food items mentioned by communities were listed and scored for health and importance. These were analysed using Excel and Stata. Health scores were on average 42.4% lower for imported food compared to local food with strongly significant findings at a p value of

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  • John Paul Cauchi & Hilary Bambrick & Stefano Moncada & Ignacio Correa-Velez, 2021. "Nutritional diversity and community perceptions of health and importance of foods in Kiribati: a case study," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(2), pages 351-367, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssefpa:v:13:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1007_s12571-020-01128-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01128-6
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    1. James Webb, 2020. "Kiribati economic survey: Oceans of opportunity," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(1), pages 5-26, January.
    2. Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2014. "Economic Costs of Inadequate Water and Sanitation: South Tarawa, Kiribati," ADB Reports RPT146428-2, Asian Development Bank (ADB), revised 15 Jul 2014.
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    1. Serge Savary & Stephen Waddington & Sonia Akter & Conny J. M. Almekinders & Jody Harris & Lise Korsten & Reimund P. Rötter & Goedele den Broeck, 2022. "Revisiting food security in 2021: an overview of the past year," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(1), pages 1-7, February.

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