期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
卷 42, 期 1, 页码 129-141出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys234
关键词
Data resource profile; general population cohort; communicable and non-communicable diseases; Uganda
资金
- Medical Research Council UK
- Wellcome Trust
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute for genomic studies [MSU-G0901213]
- MRC [G0901213, MR/K013491/1, MC_U950080926] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G0901213, MC_U950080926, MR/K013491/1] Funding Source: researchfish
The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda. Recently, the research questions have included the epidemiology and genetics of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to address the limited data on the burden and risk factors for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa. The cohort comprises all residents (52% aged epsilon 13years, men and women in equal proportions) within one-half of a rural sub-county, residing in scattered houses, and largely farmers of three major ethnic groups. Data collected through annual surveys include; mapping for spatial analysis and participant location; census for individual socio-demographic and household socioeconomic status assessment; and a medical survey for health, lifestyle and biophysical and blood measurements to ascertain disease outcomes and risk factors for selected participants. This cohort offers a rich platform to investigate the interplay between communicable diseases and NCDs. There is robust infrastructure for data management, sample processing and storage, and diverse expertise in epidemiology, social and basic sciences. For any data access enquiries you may contact the director, MRC/UVRI, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS by email to mrc@mrcuganda.org or the corresponding author.
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