Comparison of a household consumption and expenditures survey with nationally representative food frequency questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall data for assessing consumption of fortifiable foods by women and young children in Cameroon

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-230

  Engle Stone, Reina ^a   Brown, Kenneth H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hour recall; Dietary assessment; Food fortification; Food frequency questionnaire; Fortification rapid assessment tool; Household consumption and expenditures survey

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

CAMEROON;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

SUGAR INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FLOUR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGAR INTAKE; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUCROSE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PLANT OILS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRITICUM;

EID: 84938691666     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572115587272     Document Type: Article

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