Guanacaste Project (GP)
GP was designed to investigate the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the development of cervical cancer in a cohort of adult women in Costa Rica. Participants were women at least 18 years old and recruited from Guanacaste in Costa Rica. At baseline, over 10,000 women were included in the study. Participants at high risk of cervical cancer were followed up every 6-12 months for 7 years. The remaining cohort members were followed up either annually or after 5-7 years until the study ended in 2001.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
10,049 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 97 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1993
Primary Institutions
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Academic, United States of America)
Costa Rican Foundation for Training in Health Sciences (FUCODOSCA) (Third Sector, Costa Rica)
University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara, UCSB) (Academic, United States of America)
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (Healthcare/Medical, United States of America)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Costa Rican Foundation for Training in Health Sciences (FUCODOSCA) (Third Sector, Costa Rica)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (Government, United States of America)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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