Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study
Background: Chickens are an important source of animal protein, nutrition, and income in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They are also a major reservoir of enteropathogens that contribute to the burden of illnesses among children. Food systems present a risk for transmission of entero...
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| author | Kayoko Shioda Frederica Smith Hermógenes Neves Mucache Anushka Reddy Marri Jhanel Chew Karen Levy Matthew C. Freeman |
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| description | Background: Chickens are an important source of animal protein, nutrition, and income in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They are also a major reservoir of enteropathogens that contribute to the burden of illnesses among children. Food systems present a risk for transmission of enteropathogens from poultry to humans, but there is a lack of population-level data on the pattern of purchase, ownership, and consumption of live chickens and their products in LMICs to better characterize that risk. Methods: To assess chicken purchase, ownership, and consumption practices, we conducted a population-based survey using a structured questionnaire in Maputo, Mozambique in 2021. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to obtain a representative sample of households in our study area. To minimize sampling bias and ensure a representative sample, we applied survey weighting using district-level population data and estimated weighted population-level values. Results: Heads of 570 households in Maputo completed our survey. Approximately half of these households purchased broiler chicken meat (weighted percentage of households: 44.8 %) and eggs (46.5 %) in the previous week of the survey date, while indigenous chicken meat was less popular (1950, 1.1 %). The most common source of chicken products was corner stores (i.e., small convenience shops on streets), followed by wet markets. Live chickens were raised by 15.6 % of households, and chicken feces were observed on the floor or ground at the majority of these households during house visits. Discussion: Our findings suggest that poultry provides a major source of animal protein in this setting. Given the predicted growth of poultry farming in LMICs in the coming decades, implementing One Health-based food safety measures at primary sources of chicken products, such as corner stores and wet markets, will be critical to controlling zoonotic pathogen transmission risks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60d0c8803fb140c9b4b8a6f5af530dff2025-08-20T01:57:51ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142024-12-011910094310.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100943Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional studyKayoko Shioda0Frederica Smith1Hermógenes Neves Mucache2Anushka Reddy Marri3Jhanel Chew4Karen Levy5Matthew C. Freeman6Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America; Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of AmericaGangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, United States of AmericaVeterinary Faculty, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, MozambiqueDepartment of Global Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of AmericaGangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, United States of AmericaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, United States of America; Correspondence to: Karen Levy, University of Washington School of Public Health, Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, Box 351618, 3980 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, United States of America; Correspondence to: Matthew C. Freeman, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR 2027, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.Background: Chickens are an important source of animal protein, nutrition, and income in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They are also a major reservoir of enteropathogens that contribute to the burden of illnesses among children. Food systems present a risk for transmission of enteropathogens from poultry to humans, but there is a lack of population-level data on the pattern of purchase, ownership, and consumption of live chickens and their products in LMICs to better characterize that risk. Methods: To assess chicken purchase, ownership, and consumption practices, we conducted a population-based survey using a structured questionnaire in Maputo, Mozambique in 2021. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to obtain a representative sample of households in our study area. To minimize sampling bias and ensure a representative sample, we applied survey weighting using district-level population data and estimated weighted population-level values. Results: Heads of 570 households in Maputo completed our survey. Approximately half of these households purchased broiler chicken meat (weighted percentage of households: 44.8 %) and eggs (46.5 %) in the previous week of the survey date, while indigenous chicken meat was less popular (1950, 1.1 %). The most common source of chicken products was corner stores (i.e., small convenience shops on streets), followed by wet markets. Live chickens were raised by 15.6 % of households, and chicken feces were observed on the floor or ground at the majority of these households during house visits. Discussion: Our findings suggest that poultry provides a major source of animal protein in this setting. Given the predicted growth of poultry farming in LMICs in the coming decades, implementing One Health-based food safety measures at primary sources of chicken products, such as corner stores and wet markets, will be critical to controlling zoonotic pathogen transmission risks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771424002696Broiler chickensChickensEggsFoodborne diseaseFood safetyFood systems |
| spellingShingle | Kayoko Shioda Frederica Smith Hermógenes Neves Mucache Anushka Reddy Marri Jhanel Chew Karen Levy Matthew C. Freeman Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study One Health Broiler chickens Chickens Eggs Foodborne disease Food safety Food systems |
| title | Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Purchase, consumption, and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in Maputo, Mozambique: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | purchase consumption and ownership of chickens and chicken products among households in maputo mozambique a cross sectional study |
| topic | Broiler chickens Chickens Eggs Foodborne disease Food safety Food systems |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771424002696 |
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