Wenchuan Earthquake Adolescent Health Cohort Study (WEAHC)
The WEAHC includes a cohort of Chinese adolescents (7th graders from one junior high school and 10th graders from one senior high school in Dujiangyan) exposed to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. All 1,573 students who responded to the initial survey in 2008 were followed up through four waves of surveys, subsequently at 12, 18, 24, and 30 months after the earthquake. A genetic sub-study was initiated 5.5 years after the earthquake using the junior high school students from the original cohort, as well as students who had experienced the same earthquake and were current students from the two schools. A 10-year follow-up after the earthquake was conducted in November 2018.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,573 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 - 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1990 - 1997 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
South China Normal University (SCNU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会, NSFC)
National Social Science Foundation of China (NSSFC)
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- None
Engagement
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