Chamacos Of Salinas Evaluating Chemicals in Homes & Agriculture study (COSECHA)
The COSECHA study was a youth participatory action project conducted from 2016 to 2018 to investigate concerns surrounding teen girls' exposures to pesticides associated with hormone-disrupting and/or carcinogenic effects. The study included 100 girls aged 14 to 16 living in Salinas Valley, California, United States of America, who participated in the CHAMACOS longitudinal cohort study. Participants were selected in the summer of 2016 from those participating in the CHAMACOS cohort at age 14 and living in Monterey or San Benito Counties.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
100 (participants)
Age at first data collection
14 - 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
2000 - 2002 (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
