Abstract
We assessed the exchange of dietary practices among female Liberian refugees and Ghanaians living in Buduburam Refugee Settlement and an adjacent Ghanaian village. Liberian refugees live in all 12 camp zones while Ghanaians predominately live in 2 of the 12 zones (zones 11 & 12). Dietary intake was assessed using a 131 food item FFQ. Liberian refugees were younger than Ghanaians (28 vs. 29 y), and had lived in the camp 8.2 y. A significantly higher percentage of Liberians in zones 11‐12 consumed Ghanaian dishes (fufu, palm soup, waakye), western foods (canned fish, boxed cereal, processed cheese, canned juice, Irish potatoes, fried rice), and neutral foods (i.e. foods common to Liberians and Ghanaians) such as mangos, corn and beef compared to Liberians in zones 1‐10. A significantly higher percentage of Ghanaians from zones 11‐12 consumed Liberian foods (fever leaves, potato greens stew, collard greens, water greens, kittely, bread nuts, frog, shortbreads, dumboy/GB, cassava leaf soup, toborgi, Liberian gravy), and western foods (canned beans, sesame seeds, cream of wheat, boxed cereal, chips, mayonnaise, fried rice) compared to Ghanaians in the adjacent village. These preliminary findings suggest that dietary patterns are influenced by the encounter between local and refugee populations. Funded by a West African Research Association Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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