Assessment of dietary selenium intake of Jordanian adults in Madaba: a cross sectional study Fadwa Hammouh Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Amman, Jordan Sima Zein Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, American University of Madaba, Amman, Jordan Rula Amr Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Amman, Jordan Hadeel Ghazzawi Department of Nutrition and Food Science, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Dina Muharib King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dalya Al Saad Department of Medical Laboratories, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Amman, Jordan, and Hadil Subih Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper aims to assess the intake of dietary selenium among Jordanian adults in Madaba Governorate. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a cross-sectional study in Madaba Governorate. Convenience sampling was done at Madaba Governorate for this study. The subjects comprised 500 subjects (325 women and 175 men) aged from 18 to 60 years. A 24-h recall (24-HR) and Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) were used to estimate the selenium intake in the studied population. Findings – Mean of dietary selenium was more than the recommended amount by at least 2.5-fold in both methods FFQ and 24-HR (p = 0.004), while no significant difference was observed in selenium consumption per day for women and men respectively using FFQ. The results indicated that selenium consumption is This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not- for-profit sectors. Conflict of interest: No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. Assessment of dietary selenium intake Received 11 November 2019 Revised 10 May 2020 15 May 2020 8 June 2020 25 June 2020 Accepted 26 June 2020 Nutrition & Food Science © Emerald Publishing Limited 0034-6659 DOI 10.1108/NFS-11-2019-0337 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/0034-6659.htm