DDS and Seasonality Data_Abizari et al 2016.sav

Data-set on the effect of seasonality on the Dietary Diversity of school children in northern Ghana. <br>We assessed the dietary diversity score (DDS) of the school-age children at two different time points using a qualitative 24-hour dietary recall (24hR). The baseline assessment (October 2010) was conducted before the intervention and corresponded with the onset of the dry season and the harvest of most crops especially cereals, legumes like cowpea and some root tubers particularly sweet potatoes. On the contrary, the follow-up assessment (May 2011) was conducted at the end of the intervention and was in the rainy season coinciding with the lean period when many households have their staple food (cereal and root tubers) stocks depleted.

加纳北部学龄儿童季节效应对膳食多样性影响数据集
我们采用定性24小时膳食回顾法（24-hour dietary recall, 24hR），在两个不同时间节点对学龄儿童的膳食多样性得分（Dietary Diversity Score, DDS）进行了评估。基线评估于2010年10月开展，彼时干预尚未实施，恰逢旱季起始，且多数作物迎来收获期，尤其是谷物、豇豆等豆类作物以及甘薯等块根块茎类作物。与之相反，后续评估于2011年5月完成，此时干预已结束，时值雨季且处于粮食短缺期，多数家庭的主食（谷物与块根块茎类作物）储备已耗尽。