10.6084/m9.figshare.1264021
Pedro T. Pisa
Pedro
T. Pisa
Edwige Landais
Edwige
Landais
Barrie Margetts
Barrie
Margetts
Hester H. Vorster
Hester H.
Vorster
Christine M. Friedenreich
Christine
M. Friedenreich
Inge Huybrechts
Inge
Huybrechts
Yves Martin-prevel
Yves
Martin-prevel
Francesco Branca
Francesco
Branca
Warren T. K. Lee
Warren T. K.
Lee
Catherine Leclercq
Catherine
Leclercq
Johann Jerling
Johann
Jerling
Francis Zotor
Francis
Zotor
Paul Amuna
Paul
Amuna
Ayoub Al Jawaldeh
Ayoub
Al Jawaldeh
Olaide Ruth Aderibigbe
Olaide Ruth
Aderibigbe
Waliou Hounkpatin Amoussa
Waliou
Hounkpatin Amoussa
Cheryl A. M. Anderson
Cheryl
A. M. Anderson
Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri
Hajer
Aounallah-Skhiri
Madjid Atek
Madjid
Atek
Chakare Benhura
Chakare
Benhura
Jephat Chifamba
Jephat
Chifamba
Namukolo Covic
Namukolo
Covic
Omar Dary
Omar
Dary
Hélène Delisle
Hélène
Delisle
Jalila El Ati
Jalila
El Ati
Asmaa El Hamdouchi
Asmaa
El Hamdouchi
Karima El Rhazi
Karima
El Rhazi
Mieke Faber
Mieke
Faber
Alexander Kalimbira
Alexander
Kalimbira
Liisa Korkalo
Liisa
Korkalo
Annamarie Kruger
Annamarie
Kruger
James Ledo
James
Ledo
Tatenda Machiweni
Tatenda
Machiweni
Carol Mahachi
Carol
Mahachi
Nonsikelelo Mathe
Nonsikelelo
Mathe
Alex Mokori
Alex
Mokori
Claire Mouquet-rivier
Claire
Mouquet-rivier
Catherine Mutie
Catherine
Mutie
Hilde Liisa Nashandi
Hilde Liisa
Nashandi
Shane A. Norris
Shane
A. Norris
Oluseye Olusegun Onabanjo
Oluseye
Olusegun Onabanjo
Zo Rambeloson
Zo
Rambeloson
Foudjo Brice U. Saha
Foudjo Brice U.
Saha
Kingsley Ikechukwu Ubaoji
Kingsley
Ikechukwu Ubaoji
Sahar Zaghloul
Sahar
Zaghloul
Nadia Slimani
Nadia
Slimani
Inventory on the dietary assessment tools available and needed in africa: a prerequisite for setting up a common methodological research infrastructure for nutritional surveillance, research, and prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases
Taylor & Francis Group
2017
Inventory
dietary assessment
tools
Africa
AS-PADAM
2017-06-02 15:24:11
Journal contribution
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Inventory_on_the_dietary_assessment_tools_available_and_needed_in_Africa_a_prerequisite_for_setting_up_a_common_methodological_research_infrastructure_for_nutritional_surveillance_research_and_prevention_of_diet_related_non_communicable_diseases/1264021
<p><i>Objective:</i> To carry out an inventory on the availability, challenges, and needs of dietary assessment (DA) methods in Africa as a pre-requisite to provide evidence, and set directions (strategies) for implementing common dietary methods and support web-research infrastructure across countries. <i>Methods:</i> The inventory was performed within the framework of the “Africa's Study on Physical Activity and Dietary Assessment Methods” (AS-PADAM) project. It involves international institutional and African networks. An inventory questionnaire was developed and disseminated through the networks. Eighteen countries responded to the dietary inventory questionnaire. <i>Results:</i> Various DA tools were reported in Africa; 24-Hour Dietary Recall and Food Frequency Questionnaire were the most commonly used tools. Few tools were validated and tested for reliability. Face-to-face interview was the common method of administration. No computerized software or other new (web) technologies were reported. No tools were standardized across countries. <i>Conclusions:</i> The lack of comparable DA methods across represented countries is a major obstacle to implement comprehensive and joint nutrition-related programmes for surveillance, programme evaluation, research, and prevention. There is a need to develop new or adapt existing DA methods across countries by employing related research infrastructure that has been validated and standardized in other settings, with the view to standardizing methods for wider use.</p>