Research on Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes among African Migrants study (RODAM)
The RODAM study follows a cohort of adult Ghanaians in Ghana and in Europe after migration. Between 2012 and 2015, the study recruited adults aged 25 to 70 years from rural and urban locations in Ghana. Participants were also recruited from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. At baseline, over 5,000 participants were included in the study. Participants resident in Ghana and the Netherlands were followed up between 2019 and 2021.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
5,114 (participants)
Age at first data collection
25 - 70 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
Charité – Berlin University Medicine (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Healthcare/Medical, Germany)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) (Academic, Ghana)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Academic, United Kingdom)
University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam, UvA) (Academic, Netherlands)
University of Ghana (Academic, Ghana)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Amsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC) (Healthcare/Medical, Netherlands)
European Commission (Government, Europe)
European Research Council (ERC) (Research council, Europe)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – online
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
