Development and Validation of the South African Diet Quality Index for Pregnancy: The NuEMI Study
The SA-DQI-P is the first DQI developed for a South African population and has proven to be valid in ranking diet quality in pregnant women in our sample. Information regarding diet quality of this vulnerable group can assist with planning nutrition intervention programs to improve nutritional status.
Authors
- G Joubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-6925)
- Elizabeth Margaretha Jordaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0452-201X)
- Jennifer Ngounda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-5120)
- Liska Robb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3312-8436)
- Louise van den Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-4110)
- Corinna M. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5578-9246)
Institutions
- University of the Free State (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Food and Nutrition Bulletin
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721241298377
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Universiteit van die Vrystaat