Nutritional Status and Bouillon Use in Northern Ghana

Pilot survey Inclusion Criteria: * non-pregnant, non-lactating woman of reproductive age (15-49 years) OR child 2-5 years of age OR non-pregnant lactating woman (4-18 mo post-partum, 15-49 years of age) * signed informed consent by participant (if adult woman) or by at least one parent or guardian (if child) Exclusion Criteria: * severe illness warranting hospital referral * chronic severe medical condition (e.g. malignancy) or congenital anomalies requiring frequent medical attention or potentially inferring with nutritional status * unable to provide informed consent due to impaired decision making abilities (if adult woman, or caretaker of potentially eligible child) * current participation in a clinical trial RID Pilot 1 Inclusion Criteria: * non-pregnant, nonlactating woman of reproductive age (15-49 years) * signed informed consent * planning to remain in the study area for the next 1 month * not planning to become pregnant during the next 1 month Exclusion Criteria: * unable to provide informed consent due to impaired decision making abilities * pregnancy (as ascertained via urine pregnancy test for human chorionic gonadotropin) * severe illness warranting hospital referral * reported fever, vomiting or diarrhea (\> 3 liquid or semi-liquid stools in 24h) in 7 d prior to data collection * chronic medical condition (e.g. malignancy, gastrointestinal disease) or congenital anomalies requiring frequent medical attention or potentially inferring with nutritional st…