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@article{Domfe:2026:10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107696,
author = {Domfe, CA and McCrory, MA and Baranowski, T and Sazonov, E and Ghosh, T and Raju, V and Frost, G and Steiner-Asiedu, M and Sun, M and Jia, W and Lo, B and Anderson, AK},
doi = {10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107696},
journal = {Current Developments in Nutrition},
title = {Wearable Camera-Based Dietary Assessment of Mother–Father Dyads in Urban and Rural Households in Ghana},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107696},
volume = {10},
year = {2026}
}
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AB - Background: There is a dearth of studies examining the dietary intakes of parents from low- and middle-income countries, which are foundational for understanding the household-level double burden of malnutrition (DBM). Objectives: To assess the energy and nutrient intakes (carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamin A, folate, zinc, and iron) of mother–father dyads from rural and urban households in Ghana using a wearable camera, an objective measure of dietary intake, not subject to self-reporting errors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, purposive convenience sampling was used to recruit 60 households with a mother, father, and a child younger than 5 y and/or an adolescent from 1 rural and 1 urban community in Ghana. Both parents wore the Automatic Ingestion Monitor 2 (AIM-2) over 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day. Dietary intake was analyzed using custom AIM Annotation Software. Household characteristics were collected via questionnaire, and body mass index (kg/m<sup>2</sup>) was calculated from measured height and weight. Results: No differences in mean energy, macronutrient, or micronutrient intakes were observed between mothers and fathers within either area of residence. Dyad-level analyses showed that in rural households, mothers had higher caloric (P = 0.001), vitamin A (P = 0.048), and zinc intakes (P = 0.001) than fathers, who had higher iron intakes (P < 0.001) than mothers. In urban households, mothers had higher caloric (P = 0.006) and zinc intakes (P < 0.001) than fathers who had higher iron intakes (P < 0.001) than mothers. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was higher among mothers than fathers in both urban (70% versus 40%, P = 0.020) and rural (67% versus 30%, P = 0.005) households. Conclusions: The coexistence of overweight/obesity and low iron intakes among mothers highlights a unique presentation of the DBM at the household level. The AIM-2 shows promise for addressing limitations of traditional dietary assessment methods
AU - Domfe,CA
AU - McCrory,MA
AU - Baranowski,T
AU - Sazonov,E
AU - Ghosh,T
AU - Raju,V
AU - Frost,G
AU - Steiner-Asiedu,M
AU - Sun,M
AU - Jia,W
AU - Lo,B
AU - Anderson,AK
DO - 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107696
PY - 2026///
TI - Wearable Camera-Based Dietary Assessment of Mother–Father Dyads in Urban and Rural Households in Ghana
T2 - Current Developments in Nutrition
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107696
VL - 10
ER -
