Jamaican 2011 Birth Cohort Study (JA Kids)
JAKids is a birth cohort study conducted in Jamaica to improve the health, developmental and behavioral outcomes for Jamaican children. The study recruited pregnant women expected to give birth between July and September 2011 across all fourteen parishes in Jamaica. The cohort consisted of over 9700 babies and their parents.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
9,766 (mothers)
9,766 (babies)
3,413 (fathers)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2011 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
Michigan State University (MSU)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
University of the West Indies Mona (UWI Mona)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Inter American Development Bank (IDB)
National Health Fund (NHF)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Jamaica
World Bank
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
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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