Objective: To carry out an inventory on the availability, challenges, and needs of dietary assessment (DA) methods in Africa as a pre-requisite to provide evidence, and set directions (strategies) for implementing common dietary methods and support web-research infrastructure across countries. Methods: The inventory was performed within the framework of the “Africa's Study on Physical Activity and Dietary Assessment Methods” (AS-PADAM) project. It involves international institutional and African networks. An inventory questionnaire was developed and disseminated through the networks. Eighteen countries responded to the dietary inventory questionnaire. Results: Various DA tools were reported in Africa; 24-Hour Dietary Recall and Food Frequency Questionnaire were the most commonly used tools. Few tools were validated and tested for reliability. Face-to-face interview was the common method of administration. No computerized software or other new (web) technologies were reported. No tools were standardized across countries. Conclusions: The lack of comparable DA methods across represented countries is a major obstacle to implement comprehensive and joint nutrition-related programmes for surveillance, programme evaluation, research, and prevention. There is a need to develop new or adapt existing DA methods across countries by employing related research infrastructure that has been validated and standardized in other settings, with the view to standardizing methods for wider use.

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非洲现有和需要的饮食评估工具清单：为营养监测，研究和预防与饮食有关的非传染性疾病建立共同的方法学研究基础设施的前提条件

目标：作为提供证据的前提，对非洲的饮食评估（DA）方法的可用性，挑战和需求进行清点，并制定实施常见饮食方法和支持网络研究基础设施的方向（策略）跨国家。方法：清查是在“非洲体育锻炼和饮食评估方法研究”（AS-PADAM）项目的框架内进行的。它涉及国际机构和非洲网络。编制了一份清单调查表，并通过网络进行了分发。十八个国家对饮食清单调查表作出了答复。结果：非洲报告了各种发展议程工具；24小时膳食召回和食物频率问卷调查是最常用的工具。很少有工具经过验证和测试的可靠性。面对面访谈是常用的管理方法。没有计算机软件或其他新的（网络）技术的报道。各国之间没有工具标准化。结论：代表国缺乏可比的发展议程方法，这是实施全面和联合营养相关计划以进行监测，计划评估，研究和预防的主要障碍。有必要通过采用在其他环境中已经过验证和标准化的相关研究基础设施，在各国之间开发新的或适应现有的DA方法，以期将方法标准化以更广泛地使用。