@article{fdi:010072468, title = {{I}nventory on the dietary assessment tools available and needed in {A}frica : a prerequisite for setting up a common methodological research infrastructure for nutritional surveillance, research, and prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases}, author = {{P}isa, {P}. {T}. and {L}andais, {E}dwige and {M}argetts, {B}. and {V}orster, {H}. {H}. and {F}riedenreich, {C}. {M}. and {H}uybrechts, {I}. and {M}artin-{P}r{\'e}vel, {Y}ves and {B}ranca, {F}. and {L}ee, {W}. {T}. {K}. and {L}eclercq, {C}. and {J}erling, {J}. and {Z}otor, {F}. and {A}muna, {P}. and {A}l {J}awaldeh, {A}. and {A}deribigbe, {O}. {R}. and {A}moussa, {W}. {H}. and {A}nderson, {C}. {A}. {M}. and {A}ounallah-{S}khiri, {H}. and {A}tek, {M}. and {B}enhura, {C}. and {C}hifamba, {J}. and {C}ovic, {N}. and {D}ary, {O}. and {D}elisle, {H}. and {E}l {A}ti, {J}. and {E}l {H}amdouchi, {A}. and {E}l {R}hazi, {K}. and {F}aber, {M}. and {K}alimbira, {A}. and {K}orkalo, {L}. and {K}ruger, {A}. and {L}edo, {J}. and {M}achiweni, {T}. and {M}ahachi, {C}. and {M}athe, {N}. and {M}okori, {A}. and {M}ouquet {R}ivier, {C}laire and {M}utie, {C}. and {N}ashandi, {H}. {L}. and {N}orris, {S}. {A}. and {O}nabanjo, {O}. {O}. and {R}ambeloson, {Z}. and {S}aha, {F}. {B}. {U}. and {U}baoji, {K}. {I}. and {Z}aghloul, {S}. and {S}limani, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}bjective: {T}o carry out an inventory on the availability, challenges, and needs of dietary assessment ({DA}) methods in {A}frica as a pre-requisite to provide evidence, and set directions (strategies) for implementing common dietary methods and support web-research infrastructure across countries. {M}ethods: {T}he inventory was performed within the framework of the " {A}frica's {S}tudy on {P}hysical {A}ctivity and {D}ietary {A}ssessment {M}ethods" ({AS}-{PADAM}) project. {I}t involves international institutional and {A}frican networks. {A}n inventory questionnaire was developed and disseminated through the networks. {E}ighteen countries responded to the dietary inventory questionnaire. {R}esults: {V}arious {DA} tools were reported in {A}frica; 24-{H}our {D}ietary {R}ecall and {F}ood {F}requency {Q}uestionnaire were the most commonly used tools. {F}ew tools were validated and tested for reliability. {F}ace-to-face interview was the common method of administration. {N}o computerized software or other new (web) technologies were reported. {N}o tools were standardized across countries. {C}onclusions: {T}he lack of comparable {DA} methods across represented countries is a major obstacle to implement comprehensive and joint nutrition-related programmes for surveillance, programme evaluation, research, and prevention. {T}here is a need to develop new or adapt existing {DA} methods across countries by employing related research infrastructure that has been validated and standardized in other settings, with the view to standardizing methods for wider use.}, keywords = {{I}nventory ; dietary assessment ; tools ; {A}frica ; {AS}-{PADAM} ; {AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}ritical {R}eviews in {F}ood {S}cience and {N}utrition}, volume = {58}, numero = {1}, pages = {37--61}, ISSN = {1040-8398}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1080/10408398.2014.981630}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072468}, }