Food and beverage consumption and dietary routines and practices in Ghana

In 2017, interviewers noted all food and drink consumed by participants inside/outside the home in the previous 24hr period, also recording how long a food event lasts (time categories), time of day of the food event (exact time in minutes), who participants eat with and where. The 24hr dietary recall was structured around a pre-populated 24hr recall tool that we developed on a pre-programmed tablet including >200 foods.

Quota sampling was used to recruit participants taking the following into account: age, socio-economic status, employment/education status, Body Mass Index group, gestational status. Sample here is for n=200 adolescent girls and women aged 13-49 years in two cities in Ghana: n=103 participants for Ho and 97 for Accra. We include data on the food items consumed by participants, with whom, where and when they were consumed.