Longitudinal Study of Vaginal Flora
The Longitudinal Study of Vaginal Flora was designed to investigate the natural history and determinants of bacterial vaginosis and other vaginal conditions, enrolling around 3,600 nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44 years from Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America. Participants were recruited between August 1999 and February 2002 during routine health care visits at 12 public health clinics in Birmingham. The cohort was predominantly African American, and participants were generally young and of low income. Participants were followed up five times in total, with quarterly visits following baseline assessment.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,620 (participants)
Age at first data collection
15 - 44 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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