Slovak PCB study
The Slovak PBC study aims to examine chemical exposures in relation to neuro-behavioral and immunologic development. The study involves a cohort of births from two districts in eastern Slovakia: one in Michalovce, where a chemical manufacturing plant that operated from 1959 through the mid-1980's improperly discharged large quantities of contaminated waste into the surrounding area; the other in Svidnik, a comparative region without direct exposure to this pollution. Pregnant women were recruited during 2002 to 2004, and their children were followed up from birth to 18 months of life.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
180 (mother and child dyads)
1,134 (children)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (mothers)
Birth (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2002 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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