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Asembo Bay Cohort Project (ABCP)
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Sample details

ABCP was designed to investigate the causes and outcomes of paediatric anaemia in a cohort of newborns in Kenya. The study recruited pregnant women from Asembo Bay, west of Kisumu, Kenya, between 1992 and 1996. Pregnant participants were followed throughout their pregnancies and at delivery. At baseline, over 1,800 pregnant women were enrolled in the study, and over 1,500 babies were enrolled at birth. After birth, participating infants and mothers were followed up every 2 weeks for 48 months. Participants were followed up once more in 1999.

Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child

Number of participants at first data collection

1,827 (pregnant women)

1,570 (babies)

Age at first data collection

Varied (pregnant women)

Birth (babies)

Participant year of birth

Varied (pregnant women)

1992 - 1996 (babies)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Community-based sample
Mothers
Newborns, infants and babies
Pregnant people
Rural populations
Dataset details

Country

Kenya

Year of first data collection

1992

Primary Institutions

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Government, United States of America)

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) (Government, Kenya)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam, UvA) (Academic, Netherlands)

University of Michigan (Academic, United States of America)

Links

doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.18

doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.932

Funders

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Government, United States of America)

University of Michigan (Academic, United States of America)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

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Quantitative data collection
  • Interview – face-to-face
  • Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
  • Secondary data
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Anaemia
    Anthropometry
    Biological samples/biospecimens
    Demographics
    Infant mortality
    Malaria
    Malnutrition
    Morbidity and mortality
    Pregnancy outcomes
    Quality of life
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