Determinants, Health Problems, and Food Insecurity in Urban Areas of the Largest City in Cape Verde

Isabel Craveiro, Daniela Alves, Miguel Amado, Zélia Santos, Argentina Tomar Fortes, António Pedro Delgado, Artur Correia and Luzia Gonçalves
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Isabel Craveiro: Unidade de Saúde Pública e Bioestatística and Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-008, Portugal
Daniela Alves: Unidade de Saúde Pública e Bioestatística, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-008, Portugal
Miguel Amado: Departamento de Engenharia Cívil, Arquitetura e Georecursos, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
Zélia Santos: Unidade de Saúde Pública e Bioestatística, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-008, Portugal
Argentina Tomar Fortes: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Praia 719, Cabo Verde
António Pedro Delgado: Direção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Praia 47, Cabo Verde
Artur Correia: Comité de Coordenação Combate à Sida, CCS-SIDA, Ministério da Saúde, Praia 855, Cabo Verde
Luzia Gonçalves: Unidade de Saúde Pública e Bioestatística, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa 1349-008, Portugal

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Urbanization processes are intertwined with nutritional transition because there is easier access to food of low nutritional quality at reduced prices, changing dietary patterns and leading to an increase of non-communicable chronic diseases. This study aims to understand the perceptions for high blood pressure, obesity, and alcoholism, describing some interactions of these dimensions in the problem of food security in the city of Praia. A qualitative study was carried out under the framework of the research project “UPHI-STAT: Urban Planning and Health Inequalities—moving from macro to micro statistics”. Ten focus groups were conducted in three urban areas with distinct characteristics in the city of Praia, with a total of 48 participants. Participants reported frequent consumption of foods with poor nutritional quality, understanding the potential danger in terms of food security in the city of Praia. Easy access to and high levels of alcohol consumption, and poor quality of traditional drinks were mentioned by participants in the study areas. The impact of the economic situation on the possibility of access to safe and healthy options emerged as a differentiating factor.

Keywords: food security; urban health; social determinants; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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