School of Health and Sport Sciences ML41, University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore DC 4558, Queensland, Australia.
Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research, University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked bag 4, Maroochydore DC 4558, Queensland, Australia.
Nutrients. 2019 Jul 17;11(7):1622. doi: 10.3390/nu11071622.
Ongoing dietary transitions in the Solomon Islands has resulted in an over-reliance on commercially sourced foods, leading to food insecurity, and a subsequent rise in multiple forms of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to investigate the individual dietary diversity and food preferences of the adult population living in Auki, Solomon Islands. A cross-sectional study involving 133 adults was undertaken in the Auki district via an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Individual dietary diversity scores (DDS) were determined based on the results of a 24-h recall method. Overall mean DDS was 7.27 (range 2-12). Females and participants who lived outside the Auki town center had significantly higher dietary diversity scores. Low consumption of a variety of nutritious foods within food groups and high consumption of energy dense processed foods, indicates that diet quality is likely limited in some of this population. Participants desire for a diverse diet including local foods suggests that current dietary diversity status in this population may be influenced by food security rather than food preference.
在所罗门群岛，持续的饮食转变导致人们过度依赖商业来源的食物，从而导致粮食不安全，并随后出现多种形式的营养不良。本研究旨在调查居住在所罗门群岛的 Auki 的成年人的个人饮食多样性和食物偏好。通过访谈员管理的问卷调查，在 Auki 区进行了一项横断面研究，涉及 133 名成年人。根据 24 小时回忆法的结果确定个人饮食多样性得分（DDS）。总体平均 DDS 为 7.27（范围为 2-12）。女性和居住在 Auki 市中心以外的参与者的饮食多样性得分显著更高。在食物组内各种有营养的食物的低消耗和高能量加工食品的消耗表明，该人群的饮食质量可能受到限制。参与者希望饮食多样化，包括当地食物，这表明该人群目前的饮食多样性状况可能受到粮食安全而不是食物偏好的影响。
