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Table 2 Food requirements and food hygiene

From: Food needs and health behaviors in the COVID-19 situation: a case study of quarantined communities in densely populated areas of Bangkok, Thailand

Variables

N = 410

Percent

Food Requirements from Distribution Programs

  

 Food Ingredients

 Lunch box

 Dried food/canned food

 Others

79

101

225

5

19.3

24.6

54.9

1.2

Meal Needed per day

  

 1

 2

 3

 > 3

24

110

266

10

5.9

26.8

64.9

2.4

Actual meal received per day

  

 1

 2

 3

 > 3

257

90

60

3

62.8

21.9

14.6

0.7

Waiting time (minutes)

  

 <10

 10–20

 20–30

 >30

88

200

96

26

21.5

48.8

23.4

6.3

When to receive food from distribution program

  

 Knock-door donators

 Preference on provided food

 Every time food was provided

 Others

97

25

282

6

23.7

6.1

68.7

1.5

Frequency of food providing in communities

  

 1–2 time(s) per week

 3–5 times per week

 6–7 times per week

183

150

77

44.6

36.6

18.8

Other options to get food

  

 Ordering via phone or delivery applications

 Provided by relatives or friends

 Buying from restaurants or markets

 Provided by temples

15

67

311

17

3.7

16.3

75.9

4.1

Period of receiving time

  

 6.00–8.00

 9.00–11.00

 12.00–14.00

 15.00–17.00

25

251

124

10

6.1

61.3

30.2

2.4

Types of food received

  

 Rice with a side dish

 Noodles

 Others such as savory or fruits

394

8

8

96.2

1.9

1.9

Rice appearance and hygiene

  

 Normal, qualified

 Bad, smelly

408

2

99.5

0.5

Side dish appearance and hygiene

  

 Normal, qualified

 Bad, smelly

408

2

99.5

0.5

Canned food appearance and other food container

  

 Well packed, no damage

 Damaged, abnormal

382

28

93.2

6.8

Feeling sick, stomachache, unwell after consuming provided food

  

 No

 Yes

388

22

94.6

5.4

Satisfaction on provided food

  

 Satisfied

 Not satisfied

 Mere, indifferent

382

3

25

93.2

0.7

6.1