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Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This study aimed to describe street food and takeaway food purchasing patterns in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, throughout the day and by city location. A cross-sectional evaluation of street food and takeaway food customers was conducted in 2017. All eligible vending sites (n = 348) in the vicinity of s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9330047/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159086 |
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author | Sousa, Sofia de Morais, Inês Lança Albuquerque, Gabriela Gelormini, Marcello Filipović-Hadžiomeragić, Aida Stojisavljevic, Dragana Damasceno, Albertino Moreira, Pedro Breda, João Lunet, Nuno Padrão, Patrícia |
author_facet | Sousa, Sofia de Morais, Inês Lança Albuquerque, Gabriela Gelormini, Marcello Filipović-Hadžiomeragić, Aida Stojisavljevic, Dragana Damasceno, Albertino Moreira, Pedro Breda, João Lunet, Nuno Padrão, Patrícia |
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description | This study aimed to describe street food and takeaway food purchasing patterns in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, throughout the day and by city location. A cross-sectional evaluation of street food and takeaway food customers was conducted in 2017. All eligible vending sites (n = 348) in the vicinity of selected markets and bus stops were included. Data on the food items purchased, and time and geographic location of the purchases were collected. A total of 755 customers purchased 929 food items. Takeaway venues showed higher customer influx (5.0 vs. 2.0 customers observed per 10 min of observation, p < 0.001) and buying rates (6.7 vs. 2.0 items bought per 10 min of observation, p < 0.001; 1.5 vs. 1.0 items bought per customer, p < 0.001) than street food sites. These rates were higher in city peripheries for street food venues, and in city centres for takeaway establishments. The purchase of industrial food products prevailed throughout the day in street food venues, whereas most takeaway purchases comprised homemade foods, with or without industrial beverages. The proportion of customers buying foods and beverages together was higher in takeaway venues (15.3% vs. 6.0%, p < 0.001), especially during lunchtime and in city centres. In street food vending sites, sweet and savoury snacks seemed to be preferred in the afternoon, whereas in takeaway food establishments, savoury pastries and main dishes were mostly purchased at breakfast or lunch, and bread during the morning. Soft drinks and industrial juices were frequently purchased in both types of vending site and at all hours of the day, particularly in the afternoon. Our findings provide an overview of street food and takeaway food buying habits and consumer demands in these cities, reflecting local food culture and dietary behaviours. The identification of the meal contexts and city sub-regions in which specific purchasing practices emerge point to potential priority targets. These insights can be useful when designing interventions adapted to the specificities of these food environments and the food habits of customers. |
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spelling | pubmed-93300472022-07-29 Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sousa, Sofia de Morais, Inês Lança Albuquerque, Gabriela Gelormini, Marcello Filipović-Hadžiomeragić, Aida Stojisavljevic, Dragana Damasceno, Albertino Moreira, Pedro Breda, João Lunet, Nuno Padrão, Patrícia Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study aimed to describe street food and takeaway food purchasing patterns in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, throughout the day and by city location. A cross-sectional evaluation of street food and takeaway food customers was conducted in 2017. All eligible vending sites (n = 348) in the vicinity of selected markets and bus stops were included. Data on the food items purchased, and time and geographic location of the purchases were collected. A total of 755 customers purchased 929 food items. Takeaway venues showed higher customer influx (5.0 vs. 2.0 customers observed per 10 min of observation, p < 0.001) and buying rates (6.7 vs. 2.0 items bought per 10 min of observation, p < 0.001; 1.5 vs. 1.0 items bought per customer, p < 0.001) than street food sites. These rates were higher in city peripheries for street food venues, and in city centres for takeaway establishments. The purchase of industrial food products prevailed throughout the day in street food venues, whereas most takeaway purchases comprised homemade foods, with or without industrial beverages. The proportion of customers buying foods and beverages together was higher in takeaway venues (15.3% vs. 6.0%, p < 0.001), especially during lunchtime and in city centres. In street food vending sites, sweet and savoury snacks seemed to be preferred in the afternoon, whereas in takeaway food establishments, savoury pastries and main dishes were mostly purchased at breakfast or lunch, and bread during the morning. Soft drinks and industrial juices were frequently purchased in both types of vending site and at all hours of the day, particularly in the afternoon. Our findings provide an overview of street food and takeaway food buying habits and consumer demands in these cities, reflecting local food culture and dietary behaviours. The identification of the meal contexts and city sub-regions in which specific purchasing practices emerge point to potential priority targets. These insights can be useful when designing interventions adapted to the specificities of these food environments and the food habits of customers. MDPI 2022-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9330047/ /pubmed/35897456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159086 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sousa, Sofia de Morais, Inês Lança Albuquerque, Gabriela Gelormini, Marcello Filipović-Hadžiomeragić, Aida Stojisavljevic, Dragana Damasceno, Albertino Moreira, Pedro Breda, João Lunet, Nuno Padrão, Patrícia Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title | Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title_full | Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title_fullStr | Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title_full_unstemmed | Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title_short | Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchasing Patterns in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
title_sort | street food and takeaway food purchasing patterns in bosnia and herzegovina |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9330047/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35897456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159086 |
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