GAP Growth in Adolescence :Potential interventions to improve growth,health & reduce future non-communicable disease

Malawi, 2016

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MWI-MEIRU-GAP-2016-v1.0

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Dr Marko Kerac

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Karonga HDSS Lilongwe HDSS Combined / Harmonized Datasets

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Variable Groups

Variable group: What you eat

Variables 25

hungry

in past 30 days how often did you go hungry as not enough food at home (Form B)

hungry_never_or_other

Never (or other) hungry in last 30 days

fruit

in past 30 days, how many times per week did you usually eat fruit (Form B)

veg

in past 30 days, how many times per week did you usually eat veg (Form B)

veg_fewtimes_week

Ate vegetables at least 4 times a week (derived)

fizzy_drink

in past 30 days, how many times per week drink fizzy drinks (Form B)

fiz_fewtimes_week

Drank fizzy drinks at least 4 times a week (derived)

fast_food

During the past 7 days, on how many days did you eat fast food (Form B)

breakfast

During the past 30 days, how often did you eat breakfast? (Form B)

breakfast_most

Ate breakfast at least 4 times a week (derived)

sch_meal

During the past 30 days was a meal provided to you at school? (Form B)

milk_prod

During the past 30 days, how many times did you usually drink milk (Form B)

milk_once_week

Milk at least 3 times in last 30 days (derived)

meat

in past 30 days, how many times did you usually eat meat products (Form B)

meat_once_week

Meat at least 3 times in last 30 days (derived)

egss

During the past 30 days, how many times did you usually eat eggs? (Form B)

eggs_once_week

Eggs at least 3 times in last 30 days (derived)

like_milk

Do you generally like drinking or eating milk and milk products? (Form B)

lact_intol

Do you experience any negative symptoms when drinking milk (Form B)

fies1_enough

in past 12 months, were you worried about not having enough food (Form B)

fies2_healthy

During the past 12 months, were you unable to eat nutritious food (Form B)

fies3_skip

in past 12 months, was there a time that you had to skip a meal (Form B)

fies4_none

in past 12 months, was there a time that you went without food all day (Form B)

food_recall

Have you completed the 24hour Food recall sheet? (Form B)

done_food_recall

food recall done (derived)

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