São Paulo Western Region Birth Cohort (ROC)
ROC was launched to investigate the relationship between early life risk exposure, adversity, and long-term outcomes in a poor-urban context. The study recruited children born between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2014, in São Paulo's University Hospital in the Butantã/Jaguaré Region of Brazil. This resulted in a baseline cohort size of over 6,100 children. Participants were of multiple ethnicities and born into families of varying levels of income, housing conditions, and exposure to violence.
Study design
Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
6,162 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2012 - 2014 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
University of São Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo, USP)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal
Grand Challenges Canada
Harvard University
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
São Paulo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, FAPESP)
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
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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