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The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile
- Source :
- Epidemiology and Health, Vol 44 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Epidemiology, 2022.
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Abstract
- The Asenze cohort is set in South Africa, a middle-income country impacted by one of the highest global rates of people living with HIV/AIDS and high levels of socioeconomic inequality. This longitudinal population-based cohort of children and their primary caregivers assesses household and caregiver functioning, child health, social well-being, and neuro-development from childhood through adolescence. Almost 1,600 children born at the peak of the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic (2003-2005) were followed (with their primary caregivers) in 3 waves, between 2008 and 2021, at average ages of 5, 7, and 16. Wave 3 is currently underway, having assessed over 1,100 of the original wave 1 children. Wave 4 begins in 2022. The study, with a dyadic structure, uses a broad range of measures, validated in South Africa or recommended for global use, that address physical, social and neuro-development in childhood and adolescence, and the social, health, and psychological status of children’s primary caregivers. The Asenze study deepens our understanding of childhood physical, cognitive, and social abilities and/or disabilities, including risk-taking behaviors, and biological, environmental, and social determinants of health. We anticipate the findings will contribute to the development of community-informed interventions to promote well-being in this South African population and elsewhere.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20927193
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.97880c051a4957870055a74be52fbb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2022037