Development of a self-administered online food frequency questionnaire for young adults in Peru during the COVID pandemic
Methodological challenges from a pilot study
Abstract
The Young Lives longitudinal study switched to remote data collection methods including the adaptation of dietary intake assessment to online modes due to the physical contact restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to describe the adaptation process and validation of an online quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Peruvian young adults. The adapted online FFQ proved to be reliable and valid for assessing dietary intakes among Peruvian young adults during the COVID pandemic. Further studies should aim at using and validating innovative dietary intake data collection methods, such as those described, for informing public health policies targeting malnutrition in different contexts after the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is an output of the Young Lives at Work programme
Citation
María Jesús Vega-Salas, Katherine Curi-Quinto, Alessandra Hidalgo-Aréstegui, Krysty Meza-Carbajal, Nataly Lago-Berrocal, Lena Arias, Marta Favara, Mary Penny, Alan Sánchez, Karani Santhanakrishnan Vimaleswaran (2022) “Development of a self-administered online food frequency questionnaire for young adults in Peru during the COVID pandemic: methodological challenges from a pilot study”. Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol. 9, doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.949330