Assessing the social validity of a brief dietary survey for Sri Lankan adults with a focus on gender: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the World Health Organization urges countries to strengthen their noncommunicable disease monitoring and surveillance activities, setting-specific innovations are emerging. Diet - a key, modifiable risk factor for chronic diseases - is particularly challenging to capture reliably. By socially validating self-report dietary survey tools, we may be able to increase the accuracy and representativeness of data for improved population health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that impact Sri Lankan Brief Dietary Survey (a newly developed tool) and 24-h Dietary Recall participation, engagement, and social validity among Sri Lankan adults.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 93 participants (61 women and 32 men) in three Sr

SUBMITTER: Renzella J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8607623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature