Table 1.
Participants responses (n = 792).
| Questions | Responses, Presented as Percentage and Number of Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. How often did you shop for food before the Covid-19 pandemic? | Monthly | Fortnightly | Weekly | Every other day | Every day |
| 11.74% (n = 93) |
14.77% (n = 117) |
53.79% (n = 426) |
17.05% (n = 135) |
2.65% (n = 21) |
|
| 2. How has Covid-19 pandemic affected the frequency of your food shopping? | I now shop more online | I now shop more in-store | I still buy in-store, but the frequency has reduced | No difference | |
| 29.67% (n = 235) |
15.28% (n = 121) |
29.42% (n = 233) |
25.63% (n= 203) |
||
| 3. Has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the choice of the food you eat or purchase? | Yes | No | |||
| 44.44% (n = 352) |
55.56% (n = 440) |
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| 4 *. To what extent did Covid-19 pandemic affect the amount of the food products that you buy? | Greatly | Moderately | A little bit | Not at all | |
| 15.53% (n = 123) |
38.01% (n = 301) |
23.23% (n = 184) |
23.23% (n = 184) |
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| 5 *. To what extent has the Covid-19 pandemic affected your decision on considering the purchase of healthier foods? | Greatly | Moderately | A little bit | Not at all | |
| 19.57% (n = 155) |
33.96% (n = 269) |
24.24% (n = 192) |
22.22% (n = 176) |
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| 6 *. How important do you think it is to take food supplements and products that boost the immune system during Covid-19 pandemic? | Extremely important | Very important | Moderately important | Slightly important | Not at all important |
| 20.33% (n = 161) |
29.67% (n = 235) |
26.39% (n = 209) |
11.11% (n = 88) |
12.50% (n = 99) |
|
* Questions with responses that were significant when categorised based on sociodemographic variables.