Famenin Brucellosis Cohort Study (HBCS)
The HBCS study aimed to investigate brucellosis in Famenin, a city located in the Hamadan province of Iran. From 2016 to 2018, the study recruited and assessed 3,363 individuals living in urban and rural areas of Famenin. Participants with positive serology and clinical symptoms were followed up every three months for two years, as well as from 2018 to 2020, and participants with negative serology followed up six months after baseline, with a subset followed-up again in 2019.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,363 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 2 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی استان همدان, UMSHA)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی استان همدان, UMSHA)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Qualitative survey
- None
- None
Engagement
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