Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age
The present manuscript describes the validation of a food knowledge questionnaire (FKQ) for Tanzanian childbearing age women. The FKQ was derived from the Ugandan version and was adapted according to Tanzanian culture and food habits, including 114 closed-ended questions, divided into five different...
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| description | The present manuscript describes the validation of a food knowledge questionnaire (FKQ) for Tanzanian childbearing age women. The FKQ was derived from the Ugandan version and was adapted according to Tanzanian culture and food habits, including 114 closed-ended questions, divided into five different sections. The FKQ was administered to 671 Tanzanian childbearing-age women who were eligible if they: (i) were aged between 14 and 49 years old, (ii) had not been diagnosed with any disease and (iii) lived in the urban or peri-urban area of the Arusha and Morogoro region. The validation process of the FKQ was conducted in Tanzania and the recruitment occurred between August and October 2020. The final version of the validated questionnaire was characterized by a total of 88 questions, divided into ten different sections; each section aimed to investigate a different aspect of food knowledge, except for section A, which collected information related to the social and demographic characteristics of the respondent. The food knowledge questionnaire showed good construct validity and content validity to assess knowledge and food practices in Tanzanian women of childbearing age and could be used in future studies to identify women at higher risk of unhealthy eating habits and food choices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d480c1d85dd456096f12d425dc7ac772023-11-23T17:27:59ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-02-0114369110.3390/nu14030691Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing AgeMaria Vittoria Conti0Marco Gnesi1Rachele De Giuseppe2Francesca Giampieri3Maria Cristina Monti4Naelijwa Mshanga5Joyce Kinabo6John Msuya7Hellas Cena8Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, ItalySection of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyLaboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi ArabiaSection of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, ItalyThe Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha 447, TanzaniaDepartment of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro 3000, TanzaniaDepartment of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro 3000, TanzaniaLaboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Via Bassi 21, 27100 Pavia, ItalyThe present manuscript describes the validation of a food knowledge questionnaire (FKQ) for Tanzanian childbearing age women. The FKQ was derived from the Ugandan version and was adapted according to Tanzanian culture and food habits, including 114 closed-ended questions, divided into five different sections. The FKQ was administered to 671 Tanzanian childbearing-age women who were eligible if they: (i) were aged between 14 and 49 years old, (ii) had not been diagnosed with any disease and (iii) lived in the urban or peri-urban area of the Arusha and Morogoro region. The validation process of the FKQ was conducted in Tanzania and the recruitment occurred between August and October 2020. The final version of the validated questionnaire was characterized by a total of 88 questions, divided into ten different sections; each section aimed to investigate a different aspect of food knowledge, except for section A, which collected information related to the social and demographic characteristics of the respondent. The food knowledge questionnaire showed good construct validity and content validity to assess knowledge and food practices in Tanzanian women of childbearing age and could be used in future studies to identify women at higher risk of unhealthy eating habits and food choices.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/691food knowledgeawarenesschildbearing age womenTanzaniaSub-Saharan Africanutrition |
| spellingShingle | Maria Vittoria Conti Marco Gnesi Rachele De Giuseppe Francesca Giampieri Maria Cristina Monti Naelijwa Mshanga Joyce Kinabo John Msuya Hellas Cena Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age Nutrients food knowledge awareness childbearing age women Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa nutrition |
| title | Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age |
| title_full | Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age |
| title_fullStr | Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age |
| title_short | Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age |
| title_sort | validation of a food knowledge questionnaire on tanzanian women of childbearing age |
| topic | food knowledge awareness childbearing age women Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa nutrition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/691 |
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