Publications by authors named "Nga Hoang Thu"
Assessing food consumed away from home in low-and middle-income countries by developing specific modules for household surveys: Experimental evidence from Vietnam and Burkina Faso.
Edwige Landais Raphaël Pelloquin Elodie Maître d'Hôtel Mai Truong Tuyet Nga Hoang Thu Trang Tran Thi Thu
PLoS One
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- A significant increase in food consumption outside the home is noted, impacting individual diets and health negatively, with limited data on this trend due to a lack of dietary surveys in certain regions.
- The study aimed to create and test two survey modules (one long and one short) in Burkina Faso and Vietnam to measure food consumed away from home in relation to regular Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys.
- Although the modules showed good agreement with 24-hour dietary recalls (over 77% accuracy), they underestimated energy intake and overestimated spending on food consumed outside the home, indicating a need for better tools to assess these dietary habits globally.