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    This document provides guidance on measuring the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), which assesses the number of different food groups consumed by individuals over the previous day. It can be used for children aged 6-59 months and adults. The indicator is calculated by counting the number of food groups eaten from a standard list. Proper data collection requires interviewing caregivers about children's diets or individuals about their own diets. Data should be disaggregated by age, gender, and wealth. Guidance is provided on accurately recording dietary information, calculating IDDS, and addressing challenges like seasonality.

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    This document provides guidance on measuring the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), which assesses the number of different food groups consumed by individuals over the previous day. It can be used for children aged 6-59 months and adults. The indicator is calculated by counting the number of food groups eaten from a standard list. Proper data collection requires interviewing caregivers about children's diets or individuals about their own diets. Data should be disaggregated by age, gender, and wealth. Guidance is provided on accurately recording dietary information, calculating IDDS, and addressing challenges like seasonality.

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    This document provides guidance on measuring the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), which assesses the number of different food groups consumed by individuals over the previous day. It can be used for children aged 6-59 months and adults. The indicator is calculated by counting the number of food groups eaten from a standard list. Proper data collection requires interviewing caregivers about children's diets or individuals about their own diets. Data should be disaggregated by age, gender, and wealth. Guidance is provided on accurately recording dietary information, calculating IDDS, and addressing challenges like seasonality.

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    This document provides guidance on measuring the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), which assesses the number of different food groups consumed by individuals over the previous day. It can be used for children aged 6-59 months and adults. The indicator is calculated by counting the number of food groups eaten from a standard list. Proper data collection requires interviewing caregivers about children's diets or individuals about their own diets. Data should be disaggregated by age, gender, and wealth. Guidance is provided on accurately recording dietary information, calculating IDDS, and addressing challenges like seasonality.

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    INDIVIDUAL DIETARY DIVERSITY SCORE

    Outcome indicator, Cluster indicator

    Indicator Phrasing
    English: the average number of different food groups consumed by [specify the target group] the
    previous day and night

    French: le nombre moyen des différents groupes d'aliments consommés par [préciser le groupe cible]
    le jour et la nuit précédents

    Portuguese: número médio dos diversos grupos alimentares consumidos pelo [especifique o grupo-
    alvo] no dia e noite anteriores

    Czech: průměrný počet potravinových skupin zastoupených v jídle konzumovaném [určete cílovou
    skupinu] během uplynulého dne a noci

    What is its purpose?


    The indicator assesses the number of (pre-determined) food groups which were eaten by a specific
    target group the previous day or night. IDDS is most commonly used for children 6-23 months of age
    and for children 24-59 months of age but it can also be used for adults. It is an indicator of a diet's
    micronutrient adequacy, an important dimension of its quality. It does not measure the intake of
    kilocalories.

    How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data


    Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with a representative sample of your
    target group members (if you assess children's IDDS, interview their mothers or other primary
    caregivers responsible for feeding the children).

    1) Check whether yesterday was a special day (religious festival or celebration) when an unusually
    varied or limited diet was eaten - if so, do not proceed with collecting dietary data as it is likely that
    they will not reflect a typical diet.

    2) List all meals which the person ate the previous day in the Recording Meals Form (see link below).

    3) Double check the meals' composition (e.g. porridge with or without milk).

    4) Check for any snacks (including fruits) which were not mentioned.
    5) Only then record in the questionnaire which food groups were eaten. Double-check with the
    respondent regarding which foods the child or the adult ate from groups that were not mentioned (for
    example: "Did s/he yesterday eat any eggs?")

    6) Count the number of consumed food groups (i.e. the Individual Dietary Diversity Score).

    7) Calculate the indicator's value by summing up all individual dietary diversity scores and dividing
    them by the number of respondents.

    Disaggregate by
    Disaggregate the data by age group, gender, and the household's wealth category.

    Important Comments
    1) Individual dietary diversity is prone to seasonal differences. Do your best to collect baseline and
    endline data in the same period of a year; otherwise it is very likely that they will not be comparable.
    Do not collect data during the fasting periods (such as pre-Easter time or Ramadan) and during
    the fasting days.

    2) This indicator relies on an accurate age assessment. Since people often do not remember the exact
    dates of their children’s birth, the data collectors should always verify the child’s age. This can be
    done by reviewing the child’s birth certificate, vaccination card or another document; however, since
    many caregivers do not have such documents (and since they can include mistakes), it is essential that
    your data collectors are able to verify the child’s age by using local events calendars. Read
    FAO’s Guidelines (see below) to learn how to prepare local events calendars and how to train data
    collectors in their correct use.

    3) IDDS works with 8 food groups for children 6-23 months of age, and 9 food groups for children
    24-59 months of age, older children and adults - for details, see WHO guidance below. Note that the
    original WHO 2010 guidance provided below works with 7 food groups for children 6-23 months of
    age; however, based on a June 2017 expert consultation it has been updated to reflect the inclusion
    of breast milk as an 8th food group. For details regarding this change, see WHO/UNICEF
    (2017) Operational Guidance provided in the documents below.

    4) Record food groups in the questionnaire only after all meals were listed in the Recording Meals Form
    – never record it straightaway as it is very likely that the number of food groups consumed will be
    under-reported.

    5) When training your data collectors, practice extensively which meals belong to which food group
    (allocate at least 3 hours full of examples and exercises). For example, while pumpkin flesh belongs to
    Vitamin A Rich Foods, pumpkin leaves belong to Dark Green Leafy Vegetables (see more examples in
    the FAO Guidelines below). If your questionnaire includes examples of different foods per each group,
    adjust them to the local context.

    6) Do not record foods in quantities lower than one tea spoon (for example, a small amount of fish
    powder added for flavouring).

    7) Well-designed, long-term (3 years or more) projects have a chance to increase the average IDDS
    by 1 score; for short-term projects, an increase by 0.5 score is a realistic maximum you can achieve.

    8) Based on the number of meals included in the Recording Meals Form, you can also assess the meal
    frequency. Combination of IDDS + meal frequency data enables you to determine the percentage of
    children which consume a Minimum Acceptable Diet (see separate page on MAD indicator).

    9) Take advantage of the very useful guidelines written by FAO and WHO - access below.

    Access Additional Guidance


    - FAO (2013) Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity

    - PIN (2015) Practical Checklist for Conducting Nutrition Surveys

    - FAO (2008) Guidelines for Estimating the Month and Year of Birth of Young Children

    - PIN (2014) Recording Meals Form for Assessing Dietary Diversity - Adults

    - PIN (2014) Recording Meals Form for Assessing Dietary Diversity - Children

    - WHO (2010) Indicators for Assessing IYCF Practices Part 2: Measurement

    - WHO/UNICEF (2017) Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework: Operational Guidance

    This guidance was prepared by People in Need © | Downloaded from www.indikit.net

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