Jimma Longitudinal Family Survey of Youth Study (JLFSY)
The JLFSY investigated the consequences of food insecurity on the wellbeing of adolescents over time. It involved close to 2,100 adolescents from urban, semi-urban, and rural areas of Jimma Zone in Southwest Ethiopia. The study was initiated in 2005 when the global food crisis started hiking, and data collection, analysis, and use of it has continued through 2015. The study encompassed 18 study sites spread over four Woreda (districts) from rural, semi-urban, and urban communities to represent a range of ecological and development contexts.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,084 (participants)
Age at first data collection
13 - 17 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2005
Primary Institutions
Brown University
Jimma University (JU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Campton Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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