Pediatric Development Clinic Study (PDC)
The study sample consisted of at-risk babies. Babies recruited into the study were born any of: prematurely, with a low birth weight, with birth asphyxia, or with other perinatal risks or developmental delays, from any of the participating hospital clinics in Rwanda. All participants were aged under five years when recruited.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
376 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≤ 5 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
2013 - 2017 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)
Harvard Medical School (HMS)
Ministry of Health (MOH) - Rwanda
Partners In Health (PIH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Health (Minisiteri y'Ubuzima, MOH)
Partners in Health (PIH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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