Food and beverage consumption and dietary routines and practices in Ghana

Food intake was assessed using qualitative 24hr recall (food type information only, not quantity consumed). 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. Data was anonymized and can be transmitted upon a data sharing agreement and regulatory compliance: refer to "Terms of Use" statement.