Preschool stunting, age at menarche and adolescent height: a longitudinal study in rural Senegal
This study was a long-term investigation of 1650 children from the Niakhar region of central Senegal, designed to explore how early childhood growth delays affect physical development during adolescence. Participants were recruited in 1983 through a demographic census and household surveys, targeting children aged 2 to 5 years who were born after January 1978 and residing in the study area. Participants were assessed twice: first during the preschool period from 1983 to 1984 with four rounds of anthropometric surveys, and again in 1995 during adolescence to assess height and the timing of puberty.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,650 (participants)
Age at first data collection
2 - 5 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1983
Primary Institutions
Research Institute for Development (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
European Economic Commission
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Census data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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