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ArticlePublic health nutrition2024

Increased difficulty accessing food and income change during the COVID-19 pandemic among youth living in the eThekwini district, South Africa.

Julie Jesson, Bongiwe Zulu, Kalysha Closson, C Andrew Basham, Mags Beksinska, Erica Dong, Campion Zharima, Rishav Singh, Tatiana Pakhomova, Janan Dietrich and 1 more

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Julie JessonCenter for Epidemiology and Research in POPulation Health (CERPOP), Inserm, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9461-2520
Bongiwe ZuluMRU (MatCH Research Unit), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Durban, South Africa.
Kalysha ClossonCenter of Gender Equity and Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
C Andrew BashamDivision of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Mags BeksinskaMRU (MatCH Research Unit), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Durban, South Africa.
Erica DongFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Campion ZharimaPerinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Rishav SinghFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Tatiana PakhomovaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Janan DietrichPerinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Angela KaidaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.

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Abstract

objectiveTo estimate the effect of income change on difficulty accessing food since the COVID-19 pandemic for South African youth and evaluate whether this effect was modified by receiving social grants.

designA cross-sectional, online survey was conducted between December 2021 and May 2022. Primary outcome was increased difficulty accessing food since the COVID-19 pandemic. Income change was categorised as 'Decreased a lot', 'Decreased slightly' and 'Unchanged or increased'. Multivariable logistic regressions were used, with an interaction term between social grant receipt and income change.

settingeThekwini district, South Africa.

participantsYouth aged 16-24 years.

resultsAmong 1,620 participants, median age was 22 years (IQR 19-24); 861 (53 %) were women; 476 (29 %) reported increased difficulty accessing food; 297 (18 %) reported that income decreased a lot, of whom 149 (50 %) did not receive social grants. Experiencing a large income decrease was highly associated with increased difficulty accessing food during the COVID-19 pandemic (adjusted OR [aOR] 3·63, 95 % CI 2·70, 4·88). The aOR for the effect of a large income decrease on difficulty accessing food, compared to no income change, were 1·49 (95 % CI 0·98, 2·28) among participants receiving social grants, and 6·63 (95 % CI 4·39, 9·99) among participants not receiving social grants.

conclusionsWhile social grant support made a great difference in lowering the effect of income decrease on difficulty accessing food, it was insufficient to fully protect youth from those difficulties. In post-pandemic recovery efforts, there is a critical need to support youth through economic empowerment programming and food schemes.

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COVID-19Food InsecurityIncomeSARS-CoV-2AdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFood AssistanceFood SupplyHumansMalePandemicsSouth AfricaSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCOVID-19Developing countriesFood securityIncomeYoung adult

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