Food and beverage consumption and routines of adolescents and adults in Ghana and Kenya

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, sex, socio-economic status, employment/education status and Body Mass Index. Sample here is for n=259 adolescents and adult (male/female) participants aged >=13 years in Accra, Ghana (n=101) and Nairobi, Kenya (n=158). Data were anonymized and can be transmitted upon a data sharing agreement and regulatory compliance: refer to "Terms of Use" statement.