Normal user
19 Nov 2014, 13:40
Given the seasonality (and changing dietary patterns) I wonder when would be the right moment to assess and monitor the IDDS? Thanks in advance for your advice.
Consultant Epideomiologist
Frequent user
19 Nov 2014, 14:39
This is a very difficult question to answer without contextual information.
I would start by making a seasonal calendar as is done in SQUEAC (and other methods). I would (for this question) concentrated on "crops and produce", "staple food prices", and "food availability" calendars and locate low and high diversity times of years. I would then confirm this with a second round of interviews. I'd then plan to assess diversity in the period when I expected least diversity but you may want to assess diversity at expect lowest and highest diversity. I'd also look to assessing hunger (HHS) and anthropometry at the same time.
Take a look at this guideline from the EU and FA0.
I hope this helps