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Effect of lysine supplementation on health and morbidity in subjects belonging to poor peri-urban households in Accra, Ghana

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_ELSHMSBPPUHA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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University of Ghana
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    GHA_2008_ELSHMSBPPUHA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Effect of lysine supplementation on health and morbidity in subjects belonging to poor peri-urban households in Accra, Ghana
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    ELSHMSBPPUHA GHA 2008
    Country
    Name Country code
    Ghana GHA
    Study type

    Individual Food Consumption/Dietary Survey [hh/ifcs]
    Abstract

    The aim of the study was to collect information on dietary amino acid consumption for assessing the effect of L-lysine supplementation on health and morbidity.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected information on:

    • SUBJECTS: information on the participants such as age, sex and geographical location
    • CONSUMPTION: information on all foods consumed by each participant in each survey day, including quantities and nutrient values

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Sub-national coverage, peri-urban areas.
    Universe

    The population groups covered in the dataset were children from 2 to 12 years old and adults from 18 to 45 years old.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    University of Ghana

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    All community households were invited to participate in the study. Recruitment criteria included the following: presence of at least one adult male (15–45 years of age), one adult female (15–45 years of age), and one child (2–12 years of age); commitment to participate in the study; intent to reside in the area for more than one year; absence of serious illness (eg, diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, renal diseases, and malignancy); nonpregnant and nonlactating; and absence of severe anemia.

    Households which met the selection criterion and assented to participate in the study were selected. Households were recruited by actively visiting and discussing the trial, and consent forms were provided at the end of the visit. All recruited households provided a signed informed consent form.
    Weighting

    No survey weights were used in this survey.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2008-01-11 2008-01-26
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Affiliation
    Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana
    Data Collection Notes

    Dietary intake was assessed through 24-hour recalls on three non-consecutive days (two weekdays and one weekend day).

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO.
    Access conditions

    Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:

    • The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
    • Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
    • The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
    • The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
    Citation requirements

    University of Ghana (UG); Ghana; 2010; Effect of lysine supplementation on health and morbidity in subjects belonging to poor peri urban households in Accra, Ghana. The American journal of clinical nutrition (2008-2009)

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Food and Nutrition Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [email protected]

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_GHA_2008_ELSHMSBPPUHA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Food and Nutrition Division ESN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata producer
    Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata adapted for FAM
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