Evidence for Better Lives Study (EBLS)
The EBLS is informed by the EBLS - Foundational Research (FR) study. EBLS-FR targeted 1,200 pregnant women, 150 at each site, and 300 fathers. The participants were contacted during their third trimester, and then followed up when the children were aged 2-6 months. The sites were based in: Valenzuela, Philippines; Hue, Vietnam; Ragama, Sri Lanka; Tarlai Kalan, Pakistan; Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Worcester, South Africa; Koforidua, Ghana; and Kingston, Jamaica. There are plans to expand this study to create a multicentric birth cohort study with around 12,000 children.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
300 (fathers)
1,208 (pregnant women)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2019
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Academy (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Cambridge Humanities Research Grants Scheme (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation (Third Sector, Phillipines)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Fondation Botnar (Third Sector, Switzerland)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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