How well do different dietary and nutrition assessment tools match? Insights from rural Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Various indicators and assessment tools exist to measure diets and nutrition. Most studies eventually rely on one approach. Relatively little is known about how closely results match when different tools are used in the same context. The present study compares and correlates different indicators for the same households and individuals to better understand which indicators can be used as proxies for others.

Design

A survey of households and individuals was carried out in Kenya in 2015. Seven-day food consumption and 24 h dietary recalls were administered at household and individual level, respectively. Individual height and weight measures were taken. Different indicators of food access (energy consumption, household dietary diversity scores), dietary quality (indiv

SUBMITTER: Fongar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260619 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature