Butajira Study on Course and Outcome of Severe Mental Disorders
The Butajira cohort is a long-term cohort study of people with severe mental illness living in the predominantly rural district of Butajira, Ethiopia. The cohort was recruited between March 1998 and May 2001 via a two-stage screening process within the adult population of the district to identify people living with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. After screening over 68,000 adults, a total of 919 individuals were diagnosed as having severe mental disorders (358 with schizophrenia, 216 with major depression, and 345 with bipolar disorder) and were followed up regularly for an average of 10 years.
Study design
Cohort - clinical, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
358 (participants with schizophrenia)
216 (participants with major depression)
345 (participants with bipolar disorder)
Age at first data collection
15 - 49 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Addis Ababa University (AAU) (Academic, Ethiopia)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) (Research, United States of America)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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