Stein, D JKoen, NDonald, K AAdnams, C MKoopowitz, SLund, CMarais, AMyers, BRoos, ASorsdahl, KStern, MTomlinson, Mvan der Westhuizen, CVythilingum, BMyer, LBarnett, WBrittain, KZar, H J2015-12-172015-12-172015-08-30Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study. 2015, 252:27-35 J. Neurosci. Methods1872-678X2579784210.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.03.016http://hdl.handle.net/11288/584012Early 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).enArchived with thanks to Journal of neuroscience methodsBirth CohortChild HealthDepressionSubstance useIntimate partner violenceSouth AfricaArticleJournal of neuroscience methods