The COHORTS: Consortium of Health Outcome Research in Transitional Societies-Brazil, Guatemala, India, Phillipines, South Africa-Phase 3

STATUS: Current
PROJECT LEADER:Richter, L.M. (Prof Linda)
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: De Kock, C.J. (Ms Cilna), Joseph, PK (Mr Philip), Nyawane, CL (Ms Lebo)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)

Abstract

The aim is to analyse data from five low to middle income country birth cohort studies to ascertain relationships between physical and social environment in early childhood and adult indicators of health and capacity, physical and social environment in early childhood and growth in the first two years of life and how indicators of the physical and social environment in early childhood moderate the relationships between growth in the first two years of life and adult indicators of health and capacity.