Validation of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15095460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Germana H Leyna (0000-0001-7016-544X), Germana Leyna (University of Oslo, corresponding author), Elia John Mmbaga (0000-0003-3768-0225, University of Oslo), Kagoma S Mnyika (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences), Knut-Inge Klepp (0000-0002-3181-6841, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 684-689 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980007001267 |
| PMID | 18005492 |
| OpenAlex | W2156075996 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 17 |
Objective The objective of the present study was to assess the construct validity, criterion-related validity and internal consistency of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure for use in rural Tanzania. Design A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted from March to May 2005. Key adaptations to the nine-item Radimer/Cornell items included translation to Swahili, replacing the term ‘balanced diet’ with ‘full meal’ and constructing the items as questions rather than statements. Factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha were used to assess validity and reliability, respectively. Setting Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Subjects Analysis was restricted to data from 530 women aged 15–44 years who had children under 5 years old. Results Principal component factor analysis revealed a two-factor solution: (1) altered eating pattern at household level and (2) altered eating pattern at child level. The two factors accounted for 66·2 % of the total variance. The subscales developed had good reliability. Internal consistency of the scales was 0·853 and 0·784 for food insecurity at household level and food insecurity at child level, respectively. Only 14·0 % of the women reported to be food-secure and 86·0 % reported some kind of food insecurity. The Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure showed significant associations with selected sociodemographic factors in the expected directions. There was also an association with the NHANES III (Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) and CCHIP (Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project) indicators. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the adapted Radimer/Cornell measure may have some utility in assessing food insecurity in settings like rural Tanzania
Agriculture · Body mass index · Construct validity · Cronbach's alpha · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Overweight · Psychometrics · Tanzania · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Gerontology
Is Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy Equalizing the Food Security of National and Refugee Households
Household assets and food security in and around medium-sized towns
Exploring food security as a multidimensional topic
Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women
Measuring Food and Nutrition Security
Economic Analysis of Factors Responsible for the Attainment of Food Security Levels among Beneficiaries of Selected Agricultural Cooperatives in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
Validation of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in rural Tanzania
Validity of an adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in urban households in Iran
Food insecurity is associated with food consumption patterns and anthropometric measures but not serum micronutrient levels in adults in rural Tanzania
Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in rural Lebanon
Food insecurity, social networks and symptoms of depression among men and women in rural Uganda
Household food insecurity
In this issue
Household Food Insecurity Shows Associations with Food Intake, Social Support Utilization and Dietary Change among Refugee Adult Caregivers Resettled in the United States
Food insecurity and coping strategies in a marine protected area in southeastern Tanzania
Household food insufficiency and mental health in South Africa
Child Hunger
Reliability and Validity Assessment
Validation of Measures of Food Insecurity and Hunger
Development and Validation of an Experience-Based Measure of Household Food Insecurity within and across Seasons in Northern Burkina Faso
Development of a general solution to the problem of validity generalization.
Household Food Insufficiency Is Associated with Poorer Health
Commonalities in the Experience of Household Food Insecurity across Cultures
Understanding hunger and developing indicators to assess it in women and children
Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours
Food security and nutrition monitoring systems in Africa
Alternative food-security indicators
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |