Middle‐Aged Soweto Cohort (MASC)
The MASC study investigated the relationship between Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and menopause on bone density in a population of women in South Africa. Between 2011 and 2014, the study recruited over 1,000 women who were positive or negative for HIV, and were caregivers of participants from the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, aged 40 to 60 years, in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. A subsample of participants was followed up with between 2017 and 2018.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,004 (participants)
Age at first data collection
40 - 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
University of Bristol
University of Southampton
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
University of Bristol
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
