Exploratory factor analysis on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES): latest food insecurity measurement tool by FAO / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi, Khairil Anuar Md. Isa and Mohamad Ghazali Masuri

Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha and Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar and Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali (2020) Exploratory factor analysis on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES): latest food insecurity measurement tool by FAO / Nurfatiha Zulkarnain Helmi, Khairil Anuar Md. Isa and Mohamad Ghazali Masuri. Health Scope, 3 (2). pp. 31-34. ISSN 2735-0649

Abstract

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 study aimed to validate FIES’s reliability when implementing it in Malaysia by using exploratory factorial analysis (EFA). FIES had been translated into Malay language by Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books (ITBM). This cross-sectional study was conducted among the community in Felda Bukit Cherakah, Puncak Alam Selangor (n=124), with the translated version of FIES. Factor analysis on the FIES questions showed that there were two underlying structures, while the Cronbach alpha coefficient indicates that FIES had acceptable internal consistency. FIES is a valid and reliable measurement tool for food insecurity situation among the Malaysian population.

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Zulkarnain Helmi, Nurfatiha
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Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar
khairil996@uitm.edu.my
Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali
mghazali@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > Factor analysis. Principal components analysis. Correspondence analysis
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > Food and food supply in relation to public health
T Technology > TX Home economics > Nutrition. Foods and food supply > Examination and analysis. Composition. Adulteration
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Health Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Health Scope
UiTM Journal Collections: Others > Healthscope
ISSN: 2735-0649
Volume: 3
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 31-34
Keywords: Exploratory factor analysis, FIES, food insecurity, Malaysia
Date: June 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63903
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