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This study examines food preferences and dietary diversity among households in informal settlements in Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng, South Africa.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional survey was conducted with 367 households. The Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) was used to measure the diversity of foods consumed over a 24\u2010h recall period. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was employed to identify major dietary patterns based on the consumption of different food groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) indicated increased food group consumption across dietary diversity quintiles (based on the number of food groups consumed), with 78.4% of households in the highest quintile consuming six or more food groups. Informal dwelling residents consumed more diverse diets than those living in brick houses. The most commonly consumed food groups included grains, vegetables, and fruits, though protein intake was generally inadequate. with less than half of households consuming eggs (44.4%) or fish (33.8%) during the recall period PCA identified three dietary patterns: (1) a protein\u2010 and staple\u2010rich diet, with high factor loadings for cereals (0.584), fruits (0.652), processed meats (0.836), eggs (0.814), fish (0.480), and legumes (0.570); (2) a high\u2010fat, high\u2010sugar diet; characterised by high loadings for oils and fats, spreads, sugar, sugar confections, milk products, and sweetened beverages; and (3) a fibre\u2010rich, vegetable\u2010based diet, with high loadings for bread (0.546), pumpkin (0.761), tubers (0.615), and leafy greens (0.710).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While dietary diversity appears relatively high in these informal settlements, the low protein intake raises nutritional concerns. Strategies to improve household nutrition should include promoting urban agriculture, increasing access to fortified foods, regulating the marketing of unhealthy foods, and strengthening informal food markets. Community\u2010based initiatives such as food storage systems, cooperatives, community kitchens, and gardens are also essential to improving dietary quality and food security in urban low\u2010income contexts. Based on the observed dominance of starch\u2010based diets and inadequate protein consumption, policy responses should prioritise improved access to affordable protein\u2010rich foods, support informal food markets, and promote community\u2010based food production initiatives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.72409","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T05:15:54Z","timestamp":1777353354000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Food Preferences and Nutritional Adequacy in Urban Informal Settlements: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7739-9097","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adrino","family":"Mazenda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Management and Administration, Faculty of Economic Management Sciences University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4640-1339","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hayley","family":"Boks","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Management and Administration, Faculty of Economic Management Sciences University of Pretoria Hatfield Pretoria South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12571-024-01502-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.54030\/2788-564X\/2024\/Is7v4a5"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","first-page":"102","article-title":"Affordable, Accessible, Healthy: Urban Consumer Knowledge and the Use of Indigenous Food","volume":"94","author":"Vilakazi N.","year":"2024","journal-title":"New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12132-024-09530-5"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fsufs.2024.1385230"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foodpol.2025.102743"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/imig.12346"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","volume-title":"Medium\u2010Term Budget Policy Statement","author":"Gauteng Provincial Government","year":"2023"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","volume-title":"Fed\u2010Up Atteridgeville Residents Hand Over a Memorandum to Police to Protest Crime","author":"McCain N.","year":"2021"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jafr.2023.100565"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40795-023-00692-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_13_1","volume-title":"Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) for Measurement of Household Food Access: Indicator Guide (v.2)","author":"Swindale A.","year":"2006"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/19320248.2021.1906818"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2458-13-911"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s13668-021-00380-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/advances\/nmy079"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_18_1","volume-title":"Dietary Diversity as a Food Security Indicator","author":"Hoddinott J.","year":"2002"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/nu14132571"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S1368980023000643"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_21_1","volume-title":"Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity","author":"Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)","year":"2007"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_22_1","volume-title":"Using Multivariate Statistics","author":"Tabachnick B. 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