Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS)
The APCAPS is a large prospective, intergenerational cohort study with in-depth health information from around 7,000 adults in 29 rural and peri-urban villages in Telangana state, South India. The study began in 2004 with long-term follow-up of children of the Hyderabad Nutrition Trial (1987-1990), and data for APCAPS cohort has been collected at multiple time-points (2003-2005, 2009-2010, 2010-2012, 2022-2023).
Study design
Cohort - intergenerational
Number of participants at first data collection
1,815 (APCAPS cohort families)
2,601 (APCAPS cohort children)
Age at first data collection
13 - 17 years (APCAPS cohort children)
Participant year of birth
2003 - 2005 (APCAPS cohort children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPHG)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Royal College of Physicians
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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