Greenland Child Cohort Project (IVAAQ)
The Greenland Child Cohort Project IVAAQ collected information about pregnant women and their newborn children to study the effects of selected exposures to contaminants. From 1999 to 2005, the study recruited over 400 pregnant women, aged 16 to 46 years, who were Inuit (ethnic Greenlanders) living in three towns in Greenland (Nuuk, Maniitsoq, and Ilulissat). Each woman was allowed to participate in the study for only one pregnancy. Data were collected during pregnancy, at birth, and at 6 and 12 months postpartum. In 2010, the cohort was followed up to assess the presence of otitis media through otoscopy, tympanometry, and review of hospital records. Children from the cohort have also participated in several substudies in combination with other participants from other studies, such as the Climate Change, Environmental Contaminants, and Reproductive Health (CLEAR) study and the INUENDO cohort study.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
403 (mother-child dyads)
Age at first data collection
16 - 46 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
1999 - 2005 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Inuit women living in towns on the central west coast of Greenland from Nuuk to Disko Bay.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
Directorate of Health - Nuuk
University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet, SDU)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen, Danish EPA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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