Malaysian Healthy Diet Online Survey (MHDOS): Study rationale and methodology
https://doi.org/10.31246/mjn-2022-0101
- Author:
Jyh Eiin Wong
1
,
2
;
Fui Chee Woon
1
,
3
;
Yit Siew Chin
1
,
4
;
Wai Siew Teh
5
;
Rusidah Selamat
5
;
Ahmad Ali Zainuddin
6
;
Gilly A Hendrie
7
;
E Siong Tee
1
Author Information
1. Nutrition Society of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia&
2. Centre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
4. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
5. Nutrition Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia
6. Institute for Public Health, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
7. Health and Biosecurity, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Adelaide, Australia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diet quality, dietary guidelines, online survey
- From:
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
2023;29(No.2):273-283
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: Access to accurate and timely dietary information is of
paramount importance in evaluating and developing well-targeted public
health nutrition interventions. However, nationwide nutrition surveys are
conducted infrequently because they are very costly to design, conduct
and analyse. Dietary assessment tools, which are quick and cost- effective,
are needed for population research and regular monitoring of Malaysians’
dietary habits. This paper describes the rationale and methodology of the
Malaysian Healthy Diet Online Survey (MHDOS) project, which aims to
bridge this knowledge gap on dietary intake of Malaysian adults. The main
objective of the two-year project is to develop MHDOS as a valid tool to
measure compliance with the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines 2020. Methods:
The MHDOS project has three study phases, namely (i) adaptation of an
online survey and established diet quality scoring system for Malaysia,
(ii) usability, validity and reliability testing of the online survey; and (iii)
online survey administration in a nationwide study. The survey will be
administered to approximately 10,000 Malaysian adults aged 18-59 years.
Discussion: MHDOS consists of 38 questions that measures the quantity,
quality and variety of foods consumed. Individuals will receive a diet quality
score that reflects their overall compliance with the Malaysian Dietary
Guidelines and feedback on how to improve their scores. The findings of
the online survey, which serve to complement information between larger
surveys, will be useful to measure compliance of Malaysians to national
dietary guidelines and inform public health interventions.
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