Development and Pilot Study of myfood24 West Africa-An Online Tool for Dietary Assessment in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Tools to accurately and efficiently measure dietary intake in Nigeria are lacking. We aimed to develop and assess the usability of a new online dietary assessment tool for Nigeria-myfood24 West Africa.

Methods

We developed the myfood24 West Africa database using data from existing food composition tables, packaged foods labels and research articles. The development followed seven steps: identified data sources, selected foods, processed/cleaned the data, calculated the nutrient content of recipes, created and allocated portion sizes, quality-checked the database and developed food accompaniments. To pilot the tool, we recruited 179 university staff in Nigeria using a cross-sectional design. Usability was assessed using a questionnaire that included t

SUBMITTER: Uzokwe CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11509910 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature