title: Post-migration dietary changes among african refugees in Geneva: a rapid assessment study to inform nutritional interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To conduct an assessment of perceived dietary changes and problems by African asylum seekers, in order to develop appropriate nutritional education interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional qualitative study among a convenience sample. Analysis compared and contrasted reported dietary changes and migration-related difficulties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen interviews were analysed. After migration, main dietary changes were the decrease in different fruits and vegetables consumed weekly from 10 to 2 and 17 to 10 respectively. The number of respondents drinking sweetened beverages more than 3 times a week increased from 3 to 18. Reasons for changes were related to prices, taste, choice and accessibility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These dietary changes may have serious health consequences. Future remedial interventions based on suggestions of the respondents could easily be implemented.
authors: Department of Community Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland. Maaike.Kruseman@hcuge.ch
authors: Maaike
authors: M
authors: Kruseman
authors: Nelly-Ange
authors: NA
authors: Barandereka
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Hudelson
authors: Hans
authors: H
authors: Stalder
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D012036:Refugees; D013557:Switzerland; D014675:Vegetables