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Dietary Intake of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Among Teenage Girls - Validation of Food Frequency Questionnaire

NCT06094023 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2023-10-23

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Summary

Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are associated with various health issues, including anemia, cardiovascular disease, depression, and birth defects. Accurate and objective estimates of dietary intake are necessary to assess any effects of nutritional status in epidemiologic studies. This study aims to develop and validate a three-month semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for the assessment of dietary intake of folic acid and vitamin B12, against four\*two multiple-pass 24-hr dietary recall among teenage girls in South Ethiopia

Conditions

  • Dietary Assessment

Interventions

OTHER

Food Frequency Questionnaire

Food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are a common method for measuring dietary intake in large epidemiological studies, in particular in low literacy settings were diaries and food history would not be viable.

OTHER

24 Hour food recall

Standardized and validated approach of collecting all foods, beverages, and supplements consumed during the past 24 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Arba Minch University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Addis Ababa University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefaan De Henauw, MD. PhD · University Ghent

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-06
Primary Completion
2024-07-30
Completion
2024-07-30

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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