Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi

Food insecurity is a known health-related problem worldwide. Recently, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) releases the latest measurement scale to gauge food insecurity experiences, namely the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), which was designed to have cross-cultural equivalence and val...

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Main Author: Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha
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spelling my-uitm-ir.602342022-05-24T07:10:38Z Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi 2021-08 Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha Medical education. Medical schools. Research Food and food supply in relation to public health Food insecurity is a known health-related problem worldwide. Recently, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) releases the latest measurement scale to gauge food insecurity experiences, namely the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), which was designed to have cross-cultural equivalence and validity. This measurement tool was developed to assess food insecurity among population worldwide. Since research in Malaysia also shown a positive prevalence of food insecurity experience and known indicators are proven affected these population in urban and rural area, thus this study aimed to validate FIES to be implemented in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to assess validity and reliability of Malay version of FIES in measuring food insecurity among sub-urban population. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the community in Felda Bukit Cherakah, Puncak Alam Selangor (n=124), aged 15 years and above. Content validity was assessed by an expert panel, and the questionnaire was then tested among 20 targeted subjects for clarity. Internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis. Factor analysis on the FIES questions showed that there were two underlying structures; Factor 1 (food uncertainty) and Factor 2 (quantity). Meanwhile the Cronbach alpha coefficient indicates that FIES had acceptable internal consistency (0.759). As conclusion, FIES is a valid and reliable tool to measure food insecurity situation among the Malaysian population. 2021-08 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60234/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60234/1/60234.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Health Sciences Anuar, Khairil (Dr.)
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language English
advisor Anuar, Khairil (Dr.)
topic Medical education
Medical schools
Research
Food and food supply in relation to public health
spellingShingle Medical education
Medical schools
Research
Food and food supply in relation to public health
Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha
Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
description Food insecurity is a known health-related problem worldwide. Recently, the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) releases the latest measurement scale to gauge food insecurity experiences, namely the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), which was designed to have cross-cultural equivalence and validity. This measurement tool was developed to assess food insecurity among population worldwide. Since research in Malaysia also shown a positive prevalence of food insecurity experience and known indicators are proven affected these population in urban and rural area, thus this study aimed to validate FIES to be implemented in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to assess validity and reliability of Malay version of FIES in measuring food insecurity among sub-urban population. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the community in Felda Bukit Cherakah, Puncak Alam Selangor (n=124), aged 15 years and above. Content validity was assessed by an expert panel, and the questionnaire was then tested among 20 targeted subjects for clarity. Internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis. Factor analysis on the FIES questions showed that there were two underlying structures; Factor 1 (food uncertainty) and Factor 2 (quantity). Meanwhile the Cronbach alpha coefficient indicates that FIES had acceptable internal consistency (0.759). As conclusion, FIES is a valid and reliable tool to measure food insecurity situation among the Malaysian population.
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author Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha
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title Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
title_short Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
title_full Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
title_fullStr Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
title_full_unstemmed Transcultural adaptation and validation of Malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (FIES) / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi
title_sort transcultural adaptation and validation of malay-translated food insecurity experience scale (fies) / nurfatiha zulkarnain helmi
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate 2021
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60234/1/60234.pdf
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