Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study.
Date
2015-08-30Author
Stein, D J
Koen, N
Donald, K A
Adnams, C M
Koopowitz, S
Lund, C
Marais, A
Myers, B
Roos, A
Sorsdahl, K
Stern, M
Tomlinson, M
van der Westhuizen, C
Vythilingum, B
Myer, L
Barnett, W
Brittain, K
Zar, H J
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Early life psychobiological and psychosocial factors play a key role in influencing child health outcomes. Longitudinal studies may help elucidate the relevant risk and resilience profiles, and the underlying mechanisms that impact on child health, but there is a paucity of birth cohort data from low and middle-income countries (LMIC). We describe the rationale for and present baseline findings from the psychosocial component of the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS).