Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among rural <scp>S</scp>outh <scp>A</scp>fricans in <scp>K</scp>wa<scp>Z</scp>ulu‐<scp>N</scp>atal

Sheehy, Tony; Kolahdooz, Fariba; Mtshali, T. L.; Khamis, Tashmin; Sharma, Sangita

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“…Similar dietary patterns have been reported previously among rural populations in developing countries including Sub-Saharan Africa. 27 Our participants ate agatogo at least once per day. "Agatogo with beans" gave the highest contribution to energy and nutrient intakes (Table 6).…”

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“…Median portion sizes of males by adult age groups. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine whether the median portion size was different among the three adult age groups(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49), and 50-69 years). Mann-Whitney's U test was used when portion size data were available only for the two age groups.…”

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Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

Yanagisawa

Sudo

Amitani

et al. 2016

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This study aimed to develop and evaluate the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for rural Rwandans. Since our FFQ was developed to assess malnutrition, it measured energy, protein, vitamin A, and iron intakes only. We collected 260 weighed food records (WFRs) from a total of 162 Rwandans. Based on the WFR data, we developed a tentative FFQ and examined the food list by percent contribution to energy and nutrient intakes. To assess the validity, nutrient intakes estimated from the FFQ were compared with those calculated from three-day WFRs by correlation coefficient and cross-classification for 17 adults. Cumulative contributions of the 18-item FFQ to the total intakes of energy and nutrients reached nearly 100%. Crude and energy-adjusted correlation coefficients ranged from −0.09 (vitamin A) to 0.58 (protein) and from −0.19 (vitamin A) to 0.68 (iron), respectively. About 50%–60% of the participants were classified into the same tertile. Our FFQ provided acceptable validity for energy and iron intakes and could rank Rwandan adults in eastern rural area correctly according to their energy and iron intakes.

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Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

Yanagisawa

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Amitani

et al. 2016

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“…In an attempt to capture the dietary habits of culturally diverse population groups, many culture-specific FFQs have been developed [ 11 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ]. According to Teufel (1997) [ 20 ] and Sharma (2011) [ 21 ], there are some main steps for designing a culture-specific FFQ, including the development of a complete and precise food list, the determination of culture-specific food groups, and the definition of culturally appropriate portion sizes.…”

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Development and Validation of a Mediterranean Oriented Culture-Specific Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire

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The objectives were to develop a Mediterranean oriented semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and evaluate its validity in measuring energy and nutrient intakes. For FFQ development, the main challenge was to merge food items and practices reflecting cultural Mediterranean preferences with other food choices ensuing from diet transition to more westernized dietary patterns. FFQ validity was evaluated by comparing nutrient intakes against the average of two 24-h dietary recalls for 179 pregnant women. Although the mean intake values for most nutrients and energy tended to be higher when determined by the FFQ, the Cohen’s d was below 0.3. Bland-Altman plots confirmed the agreement between the two methods. Positive significant correlations ranged from 0.35 to 0.77. The proportion of women classified correctly was between 73.2% and 92.2%, whereas gross misclassification was low. Weighted kappa values were between 0.31 and 0.78, while intraclass correlation coefficients were between 0.49 and 0.89. Our methodological approach for the development and validation of this FFQ provides reliable measurements of energy, macro- and micronutrient intakes. Overall, our culture-specific FFQ could serve as a useful assessment tool in studies aiming at monitoring dietary intakes, especially in the Mediterranean region, where countries share common cultural dietary habits.

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“…The list of foods was constructed from qualitative and quantitative data on Cameroonian dietary habits collected by authors from our team (Norbert Amougou, Emmanuel Cohen, Nicolas Monteillet, Rihlat Saïd-Mohamed, and Téodyl Nkuintchua) in this study and a previous study which aimed at identifying main local dishes/foods to assess Cameroonian food consumption [ 46 ]. We were able to construct a culturally appropriate FFQ, adapted to local culinary practices, as in other African studies [ 47 ]. For each food or meal, we asked respondents to estimate their frequency of consumption on six modalities: “1.…”

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Nutrition Transition and Biocultural Determinants of Obesity among Cameroonian Migrants in Urban Cameroon and France

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Amougou

Ponty

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Native of rural West Cameroon, the Bamiléké population is traditionally predisposed to obesity. Bamiléké who migrated to urban areas additionally experience the nutrition transition. We investigated the biocultural determinants of obesity in Bamiléké who migrated to urban Cameroon (Yaoundé), or urban France (Paris). We conducted qualitative interviews (n = 36; 18 men) and a quantitative survey (n = 627; 266 men) of adults using two-stage sampling strategy, to determine the association of dietary intake, physical activity and body weight norms with obesity of Bamiléké populations in these three socio-ecological areas (rural Cameroon: n = 258; urban Cameroon: n = 319; urban France: n = 50). The Bamiléké valued overweight and traditional energy-dense diets in rural and urban Cameroon. Physical activity levels were lower, consumption of processed energy-dense food was frequent and obesity levels higher in new migrants living in urban Cameroon and France. Female sex, age, duration of residence in urban areas, lower physical activity and valorisation of overweight were independently associated with obesity status. This work argues in favour of local and global health policies that account for the origin and the migration trajectories to prevent obesity in migrants.

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Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among rural South Africans in KwaZulu‐Natal

Abstract: Once validated, this QFFQ can be used to monitor diet-disease associations, evaluate nutritional interventions and investigate dietary changes in this population.

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Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

Development and Validation of a Data-Based Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adults in Eastern Rural Area of Rwanda

Development and Validation of a Mediterranean Oriented Culture-Specific Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire

Nutrition Transition and Biocultural Determinants of Obesity among Cameroonian Migrants in Urban Cameroon and France

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