Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo)
RaPCo investigated the factors underlying maternal mortality and morbidity in Sri Lanka. Between 1 July and 30 September 2019, the study invited all pregnant women registering in the National Maternal Care Programme (Coverage 100%) in the Anuradhapura district, the largest district in Sri Lanka. The recruitment was district representative and amounted to almost 90% of all pregnant women. At baseline, the study included over 3,300 participants. The recruited women were in the early stages of pregnancy (less than 12 weeks gestation) and permanently resident in the Anuradhapura district. After the baseline assessment, participants were followed up at 25-28 weeks, 36 weeks, and at childbirth. The children of the RaPCo participants were included in a separate linked neonatal cohort.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
3,374 (pregnant women)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
Pregnant women of Anuradhapura district which is a predominantly rural largest district in Sri Lanka
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2019
Primary Institutions
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා රජරට විශ්වවිද්යාලය/இலங்கை ரஜரட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகம்)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
State Ministry of Higher Education (උසස් අධ්යාපන රාජ්ය අමාත්යාංශය, உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு)
World Bank
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- Qualitative survey
- None
- None
Engagement
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