TY  - JOUR
UR  - http://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030691
SN  - 2072-6643
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - The present manuscript describes the validation of a food knowledge questionnaire (FKQ) for Tanzanian childbearing age women. The FKQ was derived from the Ugandan version and was adapted according to Tanzanian culture and food habits, including 114 closed-ended questions, divided into five different sections. The FKQ was administered to 671 Tanzanian childbearing-age women who were eligible if they: (i) were aged between 14 and 49 years old, (ii) had not been diagnosed with any disease and (iii) lived in the urban or peri-urban area of the Arusha and Morogoro region. The validation process of the FKQ was conducted in Tanzania and the recruitment occurred between August and October 2020. The final version of the validated questionnaire was characterized by a total of 88 questions, divided into ten different sections; each section aimed to investigate a different aspect of food knowledge, except for section A, which collected information related to the social and demographic characteristics of the respondent. The food knowledge questionnaire showed good construct validity and content validity to assess knowledge and food practices in Tanzanian women of childbearing age and could be used in future studies to identify women at higher risk of unhealthy eating habits and food choices.
JF  - Nutrients
Y1  - 2022/02//
KW  - food knowledge; awareness; childbearing age women; Tanzania; Sub-Saharan Africa; nutrition; health promotion; disease prevention
AV  - public
A1  - Conti, Maria Vittoria
A1  - Gnesi, Marco
A1  - De Giuseppe, Rachele
A1  - Giampieri, Francesca
A1  - Monti, Maria Cristina
A1  - Mshanga, Naelijwa
A1  - Kinabo, Joyce
A1  - Msuya, John
A1  - Cena, Hellas
ID  - uneatlantico593
TI  - Validation of a Food Knowledge Questionnaire on Tanzanian Women of Childbearing Age
ER  -