The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis.
Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the recent EVD outb...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:66a80fd887f84c0e8a67e791098c8ad5 2023-05-15T15:10:23+02:00 The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis. Isabel Ordaz-Németh Mimi Arandjelovic Lukas Boesch Tsegaye Gatiso Trokon Grimes Hjalmar S Kuehl Menladi Lormie Colleen Stephens Clement Tweh Jessica Junker 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005450 https://doaj.org/article/66a80fd887f84c0e8a67e791098c8ad5 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5362244?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005450 https://doaj.org/article/66a80fd887f84c0e8a67e791098c8ad5 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 3, p e0005450 (2017) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005450 2022-12-31T04:41:01Z Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the recent EVD outbreak in West Africa, it is likely that human dietary behavior and local attitudes toward bushmeat consumption changed in response to the crisis, and that the rate of change depended on prevailing socio-economic conditions, including wealth and education. In this study, we therefore investigated the effects of income, education, and literacy on changes in bushmeat consumption during the crisis, as well as complementary changes in daily meal frequency, food diversity and bushmeat preference. More specifically, we tested whether wealthier households with more educated household heads decreased their consumption of bushmeat during the EVD crisis, and whether their daily meal frequency and food diversity remained constant. We used Generalized Linear Mixed Models to analyze interview data from two nationwide household surveys across Liberia. We found an overall decrease in bushmeat consumption during the crisis across all income levels. However, the rate of bushmeat consumption in high-income households decreased less than in low-income households. Daily meal frequency decreased during the crisis, and the diversity of food items and preferences for bushmeat species remained constant. Our multidisciplinary approach to study the impact of EVD can be applied to assess how other disasters affect social-ecological systems and improve our understanding and the management of future crises. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11 3 e0005450 |
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Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the recent EVD outbreak in West Africa, it is likely that human dietary behavior and local attitudes toward bushmeat consumption changed in response to the crisis, and that the rate of change depended on prevailing socio-economic conditions, including wealth and education. In this study, we therefore investigated the effects of income, education, and literacy on changes in bushmeat consumption during the crisis, as well as complementary changes in daily meal frequency, food diversity and bushmeat preference. More specifically, we tested whether wealthier households with more educated household heads decreased their consumption of bushmeat during the EVD crisis, and whether their daily meal frequency and food diversity remained constant. We used Generalized Linear Mixed Models to analyze interview data from two nationwide household surveys across Liberia. We found an overall decrease in bushmeat consumption during the crisis across all income levels. However, the rate of bushmeat consumption in high-income households decreased less than in low-income households. Daily meal frequency decreased during the crisis, and the diversity of food items and preferences for bushmeat species remained constant. Our multidisciplinary approach to study the impact of EVD can be applied to assess how other disasters affect social-ecological systems and improve our understanding and the management of future crises. |
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Isabel Ordaz-Németh Mimi Arandjelovic Lukas Boesch Tsegaye Gatiso Trokon Grimes Hjalmar S Kuehl Menladi Lormie Colleen Stephens Clement Tweh Jessica Junker |
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The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis. |
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The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis. |
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The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis. |
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The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis. |
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