Changsha Birth Cohort
The Changsha Birth Cohort study is a population-based survey that aimed to explore the development of children from birth up until 5 years old in Changsha, China. The study was conducted in three communities in Kaifu District of Changsha from January 2015. A total of 1,286 infants were born during 2015, and 976 of these infants and their mothers were included in the baseline sweep. Data collection was first conducted through face-to-face interviewing with a respondent rate of 75.9%, and these participants were followed at the age of 3, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, 36, 42, 48, 54, and 60 months.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
976 (children)
976 (mothers)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
2015 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Young children in Changsha, China.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2015
Primary Institutions
Central South University (中南大学, CSU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Central South University
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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