An interviewer will first ask the caregiver about all foods/beverages consumed by the child in the past 24 hours. Then, the interview probes for additional details, including preparation methods and estimates of amounts consumed. Next, analysts compare the intake to estimated average requirements (EAR), adequate intake, or probability estimates. Users can utilize the data to construct the indicator minimum dietary diversity for children (MDD).
Time: Approximately 60–90 minutes to collect data. 4–6 weeks for data cleaning/analysis depending on data set.
Human resources: High level of nutrition expertise needed to conduct interview. High level of familiarity with cleaning and analyzing 24-hour dietary recall data needed by analyst.
Relative cost: High
Strengths: Use to estimate intake/amounts of macro- and micronutrients and foods and assess dietary patterns.
Limitations: Complex data collection/analysis. High burden on interviewer/respondent. Estimating “usual intake” requires repeating on a population sub-sample on two non-consecutive days. Lack of food composition data in some countries EARs not available for some nutrients, especially for young children. Unable to identify deficiency, which depends on nutrient absorption, health status, and intake (biomarkers can identify deficiency).
Indicators
We found relevant indicators for 10 diet question(s) based on the filters below (or your answers to preceding questions). Use the filters to see other indicators by target group or diet question.
Target group: Children 6–23 months of age
Is my target group consuming foods or food groups that provide adequate nutrients?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among children 6–23 months of age.
- MDD for children: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who consumed foods and beverages from at least five out of eight defined food groups during the previous day.
What foods or food groups is my target group consuming?
- Food consumption—flesh foods: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who consumed eggs and/or flesh foods during the previous day.
- Sweet beverage consumption: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who consumed a sweet beverage during the previous day.
- Unhealthy food consumption—World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund infant and young child feeding: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who consumed selected sentinel unhealthy foods during the previous day.
- Zero vegetable or fruit consumption: Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who did not consume any vegetables or fruits during the previous day.
- The percentage of the population consuming any of the food groups measured by the instrument can also be determined.
Target group: Women: 15–49 years of age (non-pregnant, non-lactating)
Is my target group consuming foods or food groups that provide adequate nutrients?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of women of reproductive age 15–49 years with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among women of reproductive age (15–49 years).
- MDD-W: Percentage of women of reproductive age (15–49 years) who consumed foods and beverages from at least (≥) five of ten food groups during the previous day.
What foods or food groups is my target group consuming?
- MDD-W: Percentage of women of reproductive age (15–49 years) who consumed foods and beverages from at least (≥) five of ten food groups during the previous day.
- The percentage of women 15–49 years of age consuming any of the food groups measured by the instrument can also be determined.
Target group: Pregnant women: 15–49 years of age
What foods or food groups is my target group consuming?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of pregnant women 15–49 years with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among pregnant women 15–49 years.
Is my target group consuming foods or food groups that provide adequate nutrients?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of pregnant women 15–49 years with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among pregnant women 15–49 years.
Target group: Lactating women: 15–49 years of age
What foods or food groups is my target group consuming?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of lactating women 15–49 years with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among lactating women 15–49 years.
Is my target group consuming foods or food groups that provide adequate nutrients?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of lactating women 15–49 years with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among lactating women 15–49 years.
Target group: Men
Is my target group consuming foods or food groups that provide adequate nutrients?
- Nutrient adequacy: Percentage of men in specified age range with adequate nutrient intake from food and/or supplements.
- Nutrient intake: Mean/median nutrient intake among men in specified age range.
What foods or food groups is my target group consuming?
- Food consumption—healthy: Percentage of men in a specified age range who consumed healthy foods, beverages, and/or food groups during the previous day (e.g., user-defined healthy food, beverage, or food group; or Diet Quality-Questionnaire (DQ-Q) defined groups—see indicator list).
- Food consumption—amount: Mean/median amount of a healthy food, beverage, or food group consumed by men in specified age range during the previous day.
