National Individual Food Consumption Survey: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2020 - 2021
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National Individual Food Consumption Survey: Saint Kitts and Nevis
NIFCS KNA 2020-2021
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA |
Individual Food Consumption/Dietary Survey [hh/ifcs]
The objectives of the survey were to:
- Assess individual food consumption patterns, energy and nutrient intakes and their sources in the adult population aged 18 to 65 years old using the 24-Hour Dietary Recall (24-HDR) method
- Determine how the consumption of food differs according to socio-demographic characteristics (gender, age group, and island)
- Determine the percentage of the population that meets the dietary recommendations
- Gain insight into food consumption patterns according to the consumption of local foods
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Scope
The survey collected information on:
- SUBJECTS: information on the participants such as age, sex and geographical location
- CONSUMPTION: information on all foods consumed by each participant in each survey day, including quantities and nutrient values
Coverage
National coverage, all districts surveyed.
The population group covered in the dataset was adults from 18 to 65 years old.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Health of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Sampling
The study employed multistage sampling. In the first stage, the sampling frame of 156 enumeration districts was constructed, and enumeration districts were randomly selected from this list: ten enumeration districts from Saint Kitts' out of a total 117 districts; and five enumeration districts from Nevis' out of a total 39 districts.
In the second stage, households were identified within the enumeration districts using a systematic random sampling procedure.
In the third stage, the Kish selection procedure was used to select one person per household to participate in the survey as the respondent.
The sample size was estimated based on the number of households required to ensure representativeness at the national level and to allow for comparability between geographical areas, as well as to achieve a valid estimation of foods and beverages, macronutrients and micronutrients among the population. The calculated sample size was inflated by 20 percent to account for non-response. A total sample size of n = 960 was selected: proportionately divided between the two islands, to ensure the representativeness of the study population on each island. There were 640 participants from Saint Kitts and 320 from Nevis, with an equal number of males and females on each island.
The level of confidence and margin of error used in the sample size calculations were 95 percent (z = 1.96) and 5 percent (e = 0.05), respectively. Due to insufficient historical information on baseline levels of the nutrition indicators, an estimated prevalence of 50 percent (p = 0.5) was utilized to ensure the most conservative sample size.
The sampling design effect (Deff) was 1.5. Stratification was based on gender and island, not on age.
Sample weights were computed by considering the population proportion/sample proportion for each grouping by island and gender.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | 2021-02-23 |
- Face-to-face [f2f]
| Affiliation |
|---|
| The University of the West Indies |
The 24-hour recall was collected with the aid of computerized tablets equipped with the Caribbean version of the myfood24® software, a fully automated online dietary assessment database used to collect and analyze dietary data. The development of the Caribbean version of myfood24® comprised a comprehensive country-specific food list for Saint Kitts and Nevis that contains branded and generic food and drink items, including local foods dishes and recipes from Saint Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and the wider Caribbean. The compiled list of foods and beverages were classified into 16 food groups and subgroups (cereals and their products; roots, tubers, plantains and their products; pulses, seeds and nuts and their products; milk and milk products; eggs and their products; fish, shellfish and their products; meat and meat products; vegetables and their products; fruits and their products; fats and oils; sweets and sugars; spices and condiments; beverages; food for particular nutritional uses; savory snacks; and composite dishes) with 30 385 generic and branded food and drink items, including local dishes and recipes as well as a quantification list of 164 881 items. Also included were household measurements, standard units, and photos to aid portion size estimation. The database also contains a recipe builder where users can log ingredient combinations.
The 24-hour recall was collected on both weekdays and weekends, and it was repeated after an average of 32 days on 400 subjects.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO. |
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- The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
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- The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
- The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
The Ministry of Health; St. Kitts and Nevis; 2021; St. Kitts and Nevis National Individual Food Consumption Survey, 2020-21
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The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Nutrition Division | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | [email protected] |
Metadata production
DDI_KNA_2020_2021_NIFCS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Nutrition Division | ESN | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Metadata producer |
| Statistics Division | ESS | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Metadata adapted for FAM |