Adverse Childhood Experiences Cohort of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH-ACE)
MLSFH-ACE investigates the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on child development in rural low-income contexts. The study recruited participants aged 10 to 16 years and their primary caregivers from the existing Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) study sites in Rumphi, Mchinji, and Balaka districts in Malawi. At baseline data collection in 2017, over 2,000 participants and over 900 caregivers were enrolled in the study. During the second data collection sweep in 2021, 208 children of the participants were included in the study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,061 (participants)
947 (caregivers)
Age at first data collection
10 - 16 years (participants)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2017
Primary Institutions
Compelling Works (CW)
Invest in Knowledge (IKI)
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES)
Stony Brook University
University of Minnesota
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Rockefeller Foundation (RF)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
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
- None
- None
- Existing research data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
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