Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study (HOME)
The HOME study was designed to test early-life environmental exposures using a sample of mothers and their newborn infants. The study used information from three hospitals to identify pregnant women living in the Cincinnati, Ohio, metropolitan area, and northern Kentucky in the United States. Women living in homes built before 1978 were targeted to find children at increased risk of lead exposure. Black women were oversampled to investigate health disparities between ethnicities. In total, 401 pregnant women agreed to participate and were included in the baseline data collection.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
401 (mothers)
407 (children)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2003 - 2006 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Brown University
Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Passport Foundation
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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