Food intake in an Australian Aboriginal rural community facing food and water security challenges: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Researchers were invited by Aboriginal leaders to collaborate on this study which aimed to assess food intake in the Walgett Aboriginal community to inform long-term community-led efforts to improve food and water security and nutrition.

Methods

Aboriginal adults living in or near Walgett, a remote community in north-west NSW, Australia, completed an adapted Menzies Remote Short-item Dietary Assessment Tool, which was administered verbally and face-to-face in early 2022. Aboriginal people were involved in the survey design, training and collection, and analysis of data. Descriptive statistics were tabulated, overall and by gender, age, and location. Differences by sex, age group (18-44 years versus ≥45 years), and location (Walgett town or other) were determined using a

SUBMITTER: Rosewarne E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature