Ecuador Life study (ECUAVIDA)
The ECUAVIDA study follows a birth cohort of over 2,400 newborns in the rural district of Quininde, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Eligible newborns were delivered at the Hospital Padre Alberto Buffoni between November 2006 and December 2009, the only hospital serving the Quininde district. Recruitment occurred through the newborn's mothers in the maternity and vaccination departments of the hospital.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
2,404 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2006 - 2009 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
St George's University of London
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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