Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Dietary Screening Tool in Nigerian Health Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension and cardiovascular disease burden are rising rapidly in Nigeria. This trend is partly attributed to a transition from healthy to unhealthy dietary patterns. However, health care professionals lack a dietary screening tool to assess patient dietary intake and offer personalized dietary advice.

Objectives

We aimed to develop and validate a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) that can quickly and accurately assess regional dietary intake for use by health care professionals in a hospital setting in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Methods

We recruited 58 patients from a single hospital in Nigeria. The FFQ was administered at baseline and again after 3 wk. To evaluate the validity of the FFQ, we used 3 repeated and nonconsecutive 24-h dietary recalls (24DR)

SUBMITTER: Batubo NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490926 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature