The world has been facing a coronavirus epidemic for 2 years. The measures taken by
governments are shaping our lives and changing our eating and shopping habits. Studies
around the world have noted that the epidemic is affecting our shopping habits in the way that
we plan our shopping more carefully and stockpile larger quantities of food at home. In my
research, I found through interviews that the shopping and eating habits of female students
and other members of their households have also changed. They limited their household visits
to only one family member, and they visited shops less frequently than before the epidemic.
Female students had a higher quality diet during the epidemic. However, the division of
labour in households has not changed, as in the rural area where the interviewees come from,
the mother takes care of household chores, which has remained the case during the
coronavirus outbreak. During the epidemic, the students had more free time than before,
which they spent walking in nature and taking up new hobbies.
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