eprintid: 6649 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/66/49 datestamp: 2023-04-05 23:30:11 lastmod: 2023-04-05 23:30:11 status_changed: 2023-04-05 23:30:11 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Conti, Maria Vittoria creators_name: Gnesi, Marco creators_name: Mshanga, Naelijwa creators_name: De Giuseppe, Rachele creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Cena, Hellas creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es creators_id: title: Food knowledge level among Tanzanian women of childbearing age: developing a score for the food knowledge questionnaire ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Childbearing age; Developing countries; Food knowledge; Women abstract: Food knowledge (FK) is one of the factors that contribute to malnutrition conditions in developing countries, together with food safety, food security and food access. FK is defined as ‘the competence to understand healthy nutrition concepts’; it impacts individuals’ life due to its relationship with food behaviour and eating habits. Therefore, acting on FK can represent a starting point for improving the health status of vulnerable populations. The authors present a total score of an FK questionnaire (FKQ) and its relation to the socio-demographic characteristics of a specific target population: Tanzanian women of childbearing age. The results of the manuscript complement evidence of construct validity of the FKQ by providing an algorithm to compute a total score as a measure of FK. The strength of this tool, and its score, lies in the fact that the questionnaire has been validated and is easy to administer. date: 2023 publication: Journal of Nutritional Science volume: 12 id_number: doi:10.1017/jns.2023.28 refereed: TRUE issn: 2048-6790 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2023.28 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Food knowledge (FK) is one of the factors that contribute to malnutrition conditions in developing countries, together with food safety, food security and food access. FK is defined as ‘the competence to understand healthy nutrition concepts’; it impacts individuals’ life due to its relationship with food behaviour and eating habits. Therefore, acting on FK can represent a starting point for improving the health status of vulnerable populations. The authors present a total score of an FK questionnaire (FKQ) and its relation to the socio-demographic characteristics of a specific target population: Tanzanian women of childbearing age. The results of the manuscript complement evidence of construct validity of the FKQ by providing an algorithm to compute a total score as a measure of FK. The strength of this tool, and its score, lies in the fact that the questionnaire has been validated and is easy to administer. metadata Conti, Maria Vittoria; Gnesi, Marco; Mshanga, Naelijwa; De Giuseppe, Rachele; Giampieri, Francesca y Cena, Hellas mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2023) Food knowledge level among Tanzanian women of childbearing age: developing a score for the food knowledge questionnaire. Journal of Nutritional Science, 12. ISSN 2048-6790 document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/6649/1/food-knowledge-level-among-tanzanian-women-of-childbearing-age-developing-a-score-for-the-food-knowledge-questionnaire.pdf