Determinants of Household-Level Food Storage Practices and Outcomes on Food Safety and Security in Accra, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAfriyie, E.
dc.contributor.authorAsem, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorAidoo, E.K.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T11:32:56Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T11:32:56Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractHousehold-level food storage can help families save money, minimize food waste, and enhance food safety and security. Storing food within households may, however, be affected by domestic routines like food shopping and cooking. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate how consumers’ attitudes and behaviors influence food storage at the household level. This study aimed to assess the determinants of household-level food storage, ascertain consumers’ behavior and perception towards food storage, and assess the effect of household-level food storage on food safety, wastage, food expenditure and security. Dzorwulu and Jamestown, both located in Accra, Ghana, served as the study’s primary sites. The study employed a survey and structural equation modeling to evaluate key determinants of household-level food storage practices and their impacts. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 400 food household heads, sampled using systematic sampling procedure. The results showed that food shopping drives food storage. There was, however, a significant negative association (p < 0.001) between food shopping and time of food storage. Although cooking impedes household-level food storage; there was significant positive association (p < 0.001) between frequency of cooking and storage period of food commodities. The findings also revealed that household-level food storage promotes food safety, reduces food expenditure and waste, and contributes to enhancing food security by 43%. To promote household-level food storage and ensure food safety and security, future study should concentrate on enhancing conventional household-level food storage practices that are efficient, cheaper and easily implementable.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.3390/foods11203266
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/42010
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFoodsen_US
dc.subjectfood storageen_US
dc.subjectfood shoppingen_US
dc.subjectfood securityen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Household-Level Food Storage Practices and Outcomes on Food Safety and Security in Accra, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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