Table 2.
Availability of food items in retail outlets by country (urban/rural).
| Food Items | Uganda Urban 11; Rural 7; Total 18 |
South Africa Urban 8; Rural 11; Total 19 |
Sweden Urban 7; Rural 6; Total 13 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban n (%) † |
Rural n (%) |
Total n (%) |
Urban n (%) |
Rural n (%) |
Total n (%) |
Urban n (%) |
Rural n (%) |
Total n (%) |
|
| Fruits | 8 (72.7) | 2 (28.6) | 10 (55.6) | 5 (62.5) | 7 (63.6) | 12 (63.2) | 4 (57.1) | 5 (83.3) | 9 (69.2) |
| Vegetables | 7 (63.6) | 3 (42.9) | 10 (55.6) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (54.5) | 11 (57.9) | 4 (57.1) | 5 (83.3) | 9 (69.2) |
| Mean n and % | 7.5 (68.2) | 2.5 (35.7) | 10 (55.6) | 5 (62.5) | 6.5 (59.1) | 11.5 (60.5) | 4 (57.1) | 5 (83.3) | 9 (69.2) |
| Other groceries: | |||||||||
| Breakfast cereal | 5 (45.5) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (33.3) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 4 (57.1) | 5 (83.3) | 9 (69.2) |
| Bread | 4 (36.4) | 4 (57.1) | 8 (44.4) | 6 (75) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (57.9) | 4 (57.1) | 6 (100) | 10 (76.9) |
| Milk | 5 (45.5) | 2 (28.6) | 7 (38.9) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (66.7) | 8 (61.5) |
| Yoghurt | 5 (45.5) | 2 (28.6) | 7 (38.9) | 7 (87.5) | 3 (27.3) | 10 (52.6) | 3 (42.9) | 6 (100) | 9 (69.2) |
| Mean n and % | 4.8 (43.2) | 2.3 (32.1) | 7 (38.9) | 6.8 (84.4) | 5 (45.5) | 11.8 (61.8) | 3.8 (53.6) | 5.3 (87.5) | 9 (69.2) |
| Confectionaries: | |||||||||
| Biscuits | 6 (54.5) | 3 (42.9) | 9 (50) *.‡ | 7 (87.5) | 7 (63.6) | 14 (73.7) * | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) * |
| Chips | 5 (45.5) | 0 (0) | 5 (27.8) * | 7 (87.5) | 8 (72.7) | 15 (78.9) * | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) * |
| Chocolate bar | 5 (45.5) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (33.3) * | 7 (87.5) | 5 (45.5) | 12 (63.2) * | 6 (85.7) | 5 (83.3) | 11 (84.6) * |
| Mean n and % | 5.3 (48.5) | 1.3 (19) | 6.7 (37) | 7 (87.5) | 8 (72.7) | 13.7 (71.9) | 6 (85.7) | 5.7 (94.4) | 11.7 (89.7) |
| Sweetened beverages: | |||||||||
| Non-diet soda | 6 (54.5) | 4 (57.1) | 10 (55.6) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) |
| Fruit drink | 7 (63.6) | 3 (42.9) | 10 (55.6) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) |
| Energy drink | 6 (54.5) | 4 (57.1) | 10 (55.6) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) |
| Mean n and % | 6.3 (57.6) | 3.7 (52.4) | 10 (55.6) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (54.5) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (85.7) | 6 (100) | 12 (92.3) |
| Overall mean n and % | 6.0 (54.4) | 2.4 (34.8) | 8.4 (46.8) | 6.4 (80.5) | 6.4 (58.0) | 12.5 (65.7) | 4.9 (70.5) | 5.5 (91.3) | 10.4 (80.1) |
† % denotes the proportion of urban, rural or total number of stores as applicable for each column. ‡ p-values based on Fisher’s Exact Test to compare availability of food items across countries, with significance at * ≤0,05.