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The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system
Malnutrition and food insecurity remain a significant public health challenge globally, affecting millions of people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Nigeria, the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity is high, with a significant burden in the South-West region. Despite...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37492131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1211479 |
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author | Ogunleke, Ayodeji Oluwaseun Olawuyi, Seyi Olalekan Ijila, Olusegun Jeremiah |
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description | Malnutrition and food insecurity remain a significant public health challenge globally, affecting millions of people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Nigeria, the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity is high, with a significant burden in the South-West region. Despite several interventions aimed at promoting healthy diets and reducing food insecurity, little is known about the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households, as well as the budget shares on the food items driving these outcomes. Therefore, this study analyzes the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria, using the primary data elicited from 600 rice-consuming households, drawn through a multistage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Linear Approximation to Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (LA-QUAIDS) model were used to analyze the dataset. The estimated LA-QUAIDS model was helpful to decipher the relationships that may not be possible to discover using a single-equation model. The finding of this study revealed that rice, especially local (Ofada) rice, is the most consumed food item among the households in the study area with a monthly budget share of 0.195. This is an indication that households spend approximately 19.5% of their monthly food expenditure share on rice consumption. The results also indicated that yam flour (−0.10), cassava-gari (−2.12), and meat (−0.03) are net complements to rice, while the rest of the food items are regarded as net substitutes. The estimated compensated (−1.64) and uncompensated (−1.69) own-price elasticities of local rice, respectively, indicate that local rice variety is price inelastic, and the estimated expenditure elasticity (0.02) suggests that local rice is not a luxury food in the household food basket but a necessity. This study affirms the importance of locally produced foods, especially local rice to the households in the study area. In light of the findings, this study recommends adequate policy aimed at reducing the cost of local food production by boosting domestic production. Apparently, this will technically trigger market price adjustment, as shown in this study, where local rice was estimated to be own-price elastic in nature. |
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spelling | pubmed-103640462023-07-25 The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system Ogunleke, Ayodeji Oluwaseun Olawuyi, Seyi Olalekan Ijila, Olusegun Jeremiah Front Public Health Public Health Malnutrition and food insecurity remain a significant public health challenge globally, affecting millions of people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Nigeria, the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity is high, with a significant burden in the South-West region. Despite several interventions aimed at promoting healthy diets and reducing food insecurity, little is known about the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households, as well as the budget shares on the food items driving these outcomes. Therefore, this study analyzes the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria, using the primary data elicited from 600 rice-consuming households, drawn through a multistage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Linear Approximation to Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (LA-QUAIDS) model were used to analyze the dataset. The estimated LA-QUAIDS model was helpful to decipher the relationships that may not be possible to discover using a single-equation model. The finding of this study revealed that rice, especially local (Ofada) rice, is the most consumed food item among the households in the study area with a monthly budget share of 0.195. This is an indication that households spend approximately 19.5% of their monthly food expenditure share on rice consumption. The results also indicated that yam flour (−0.10), cassava-gari (−2.12), and meat (−0.03) are net complements to rice, while the rest of the food items are regarded as net substitutes. The estimated compensated (−1.64) and uncompensated (−1.69) own-price elasticities of local rice, respectively, indicate that local rice variety is price inelastic, and the estimated expenditure elasticity (0.02) suggests that local rice is not a luxury food in the household food basket but a necessity. This study affirms the importance of locally produced foods, especially local rice to the households in the study area. In light of the findings, this study recommends adequate policy aimed at reducing the cost of local food production by boosting domestic production. Apparently, this will technically trigger market price adjustment, as shown in this study, where local rice was estimated to be own-price elastic in nature. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10364046/ /pubmed/37492131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1211479 Text en Copyright © 2023 Ogunleke, Olawuyi and Ijila. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Ogunleke, Ayodeji Oluwaseun Olawuyi, Seyi Olalekan Ijila, Olusegun Jeremiah The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title | The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title_full | The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title_fullStr | The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title_full_unstemmed | The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title_short | The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
title_sort | pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in south-west nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37492131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1211479 |
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