Perception and practice of ‘healthy’ diet in relation to noncommunicable diseases among the urban and rural people in northern Ethiopia: a community-based qualitative study

In this qualitative study published in 2018 16 key informant interviews were conducted and eight focus group discussions took place in northern Ethiopia in order to find out people’s perception of a ‘healthy’ diet in this African country and the barriers to practice this idea of a ‘healthy’ diet. The Ethiopians’ practice was mostly consistent with their perception, while they sometimes acted contrary to the perception because of personal preference and physical or financial obstacles. People were often unconcerned by the health implications of their habitual dietary practice, such as drinking a lot of sweet coffee. This study investigated and has shown the dynamics between perception and practice of ‘healthy’ diets among people in northern Ethiopia with the aim of removing any obstacles to a beneficial diet and raising awareness in the country of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which are increasing with regards to burden in these low-income countries. [NPID: perception, Ethiopia, physical obstacles, financial obstacles, mone, awareness, obstacles, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, low-income countries]

Year: 2018

Reference: Gebremariam, L. W., Aoyama, A., Kahsay, A. B., Hirakawa, Y., Chiang, C., Yatsuya, H., & Matsuyama, A. (2018). Perception and practice of 'healthy' diet in relation to noncommunicable diseases among the urban and rural people in northern Ethiopia: a community-based qualitative study. Nagoya journal of medical science, 80(4), 451–464. https://doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.80.4.451