Sinethemba longitudinal study (Sinethemba study)
This study aimed to create evidence relating to the typical profile of acute psychological recovery post-trauma in children from high-risk communities. The participants of this study were children aged 8 to 16 years old, as well as their caregivers, recruited from the Emergency Department at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The participants were first assessed within 2 weeks of experiencing a traumatic event and followed up at 3 months and 6 months.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
250 (child-caregiver dyads)
Age at first data collection
8 - 16 years (children)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (children)
Varied (caregivers)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2022
Primary Institutions
Institute for Life Course Health Research (Research, South Africa)
Stellenbosch University (Universiteit Stellenbosch, SU) (Academic, South Africa)
University of Bath (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
Institute for Life Course Health Research (Academic, South Africa)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – unspecified
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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