Genetics, Early Life Environmental Exposures and Infant Development in Andalucía (GENEIDA)

Sample details

The GENEIDA cohort follows 800 mother-child pairs since the first trimester of pregnancy (12–13 weeks of gestation) in 2014. The cohort was recruited in the Poniente region of Almeria, one of the most important intensive agricultural areas in Spain. The cohort has been followed up across development and through several research projects within the study.

Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child

Number of participants at first data collection

800 (mothers)

800 (children)

Age at first data collection

Varied (mothers)

Birth (children)

Participant year of birth

Varied (mothers)

2014 (children)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Children and young people

Mother and child dyad

Pregnant people

Dataset details

Country

Spain

Year of first data collection

2014

Primary Institutions

Andalusian School of Public Health (Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, EASP)

Genomics and Oncology Research Centre (GENYO)

Hospital Universitario Poniente

University of Granada (Universidad de Granada, UGR)

Links

easp.es/web/geneida/en/geneida-project-2/introduction/

Profile paper DOI
Not available

Funders

Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, ISCIII)

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Regional Health Council of Andalusia

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

Quantitative data collection

Interview – face-to-face
Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
Self-report questionnaire – unspecified

Qualitative data collection