Public Health Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1982-1989

Effects of migration on food consumption patterns in a sample of Indian factory workers and their families (Article) (Open Access)

Bansal D. , Satija A. , Khandpur N.* , Bowen L. , Kinra S. , Prabhakaran D. , Reddy K.S. , Ebrahim S.
  • a Public Health Foundation of India, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, 4-Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India
  • b Public Health Foundation of India, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, 4-Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India, South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi, India
  • c Public Health Foundation of India, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, 4-Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India
  • d Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • e Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • f Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi, India
  • g Public Health Foundation of India, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, 4-Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India
  • h South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi, India, Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Objectives To study the impact of migration on food consumption among Indian factory workers and their siblings and spouses.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess diet using an interviewer-administered semi-quantitative FFQ from which intake of 184 commonly consumed food items was obtained.Settings Participants recruited from factory sites in Bangalore, Lucknow, Nagpur and Hyderabad.Subjects The sample comprised 7049 participants (416 % female), and included urban, migrant and rural groups.Results Thirteen food items were eaten by the greatest proportion of individuals on a daily basis. These were all indigenous foods. The proportion of people consuming tandoori roti, dal with vegetables, potato and ghee on a daily basis was highest in the urban sample, intermediate in the migrant group and lowest in the rural group (P 001). The proportion of individuals consuming Western food on a weekly basis followed a similar trend.Conclusions The diet of this sample is predominantly indigenous in nature, irrespective of migration status, with the prevalence of daily Western food consumption being minimal. Copyright © 2010 The Authors.

Author Keywords

India Factory workers Migration food consumption

Index Keywords

urban population cultural anthropology controlled clinical trial multicenter study India clinical trial human middle aged statistics rural population controlled study diet feeding behavior randomized controlled trial Aged Urbanization ethnology Cross-Sectional Studies cross-sectional study family Humans male female Aged, 80 and over questionnaire Article nutrition Questionnaires adult migration Western World Dietary Fats Nutrition Surveys Food Habits fat intake Solanum tuberosum Emigration and Immigration Transients and Migrants
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79451471063&doi=10.1017%2fS1368980010001254&partnerID=40&md5=2bdd101b613aeec1d7ce2724b048e7dd
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010001254
ISSN: 13689800
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English