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ArticlePublic health nutrition2023

Food and beverage purchases at formal and informal outlets in Mexico.

Irene Farah, Dalia Stern, Yenisei Ramírez, Nancy López-Olmedo, Carolina Pérez-Ferrer, Brent A Langellier, M Arantxa Colchero, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez

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Article in Public health nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors.

Irene FarahDepartment of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0227-9896
Dalia SternCONACyT-Center for Research on Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Yenisei RamírezCenter for Research on Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Nancy López-OlmedoCenter for Research on Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Carolina Pérez-FerrerCONACyT-Center for Research on Nutrition and Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Brent A LangellierDornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2136-9486
M Arantxa ColcheroCenter for Research on Health Systems, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-4891-7120
Tonatiuh Barrientos-GutierrezCenter for Research on Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 205177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine food and beverage purchasing patterns across formal and informal outlets among Mexican households' and explore differences by urbanicity and income.

designCross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of households. We calculated the proportion of total food and beverage expenditure in each household by food outlet type overall and by urbanicity and income. We defined informal outlets as those which are not registered or regulated by tax and fiscal laws. Since some of the outlets within community food environments do not fall in clear categories, we defined a continuum from formal to informal outlets, adding mixed outlets as a category.

settingMexico.

participantsMexican households (

resultsOf the total food and beverage purchases, outlets within the formal food sector (i.e. supermarkets and convenience stores) accounted for 15 % of the purchases, 13 % of purchases occurred in outlets within the informal food sector (i.e. street markets, street vendors and acquaintances) and 70 % in fiscally mixed outlets (i.e. small neighbourhood stores, specialty stores and public markets). Across levels of urbanicity and income, most food and beverage purchases occurred in mixed outlets. Also, purchases in informal and mixed outlets decreased as levels of urbanicity and income increased. In contrast to informal outlets, purchases in formal outlets were most likely from richer households and living in larger sized cities.

conclusionsUnderstanding where Mexican households shop for food is relevant to create tailored interventions according to food outlet type, accounting for regulatory and governance structures.

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BeveragesFoodCommerceConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMexicoFood purchasesIncomeInformalityMexicoOutlet-typeUrbanicity

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PMID36285524
PMCPMC7614539

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