Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS)
The APCAPS is a large, prospective, intergenerational cohort study with in-depth health information from approximately 7,000 adults across 29 rural and peri-urban villages in Telangana state, South India. The study began in 2004 by recruiting approximately 1,800 cohort families and 2,600 cohort children. The study conducted long-term follow-up of children in the Hyderabad Nutrition Trial (1987-1990), and data for the APCAPS cohort have been collected at multiple time points (2003-2005, 2009-2010, 2010-2012, 2022-2023).
Study design
Cohort - intergenerational, Cohort
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) (Government, India)
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPHG) (Academic, India)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Academic, United Kingdom)
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) (Third Sector, India)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Royal College of Physicians (Healthcare/Medical, United Kingdom)
Wellcome Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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