Dan J. Stein|Nastassja Koen|Kirsten A. Donald|Colleen M. Adnams|Sheri Koopowitz|Crick Lund|Adéle Marais|Bronwyn Myers|Annerine Roos|Katherine Sorsdahl|Micky Stern|Mark Tomlinson|Claire van der Westhuizen|Bavanisha Vythilingum|Landon Myer|Whitney Barnett|Kirsty Brittain|Heather J. Zar
Investigating the psychosocial determinants of child health in Africa: The Drakenstein Child Health Study
South African Medical Research Council|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|Stellenbosch University|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|Stellenbosch University|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town|Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital|University of Cape Town|Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital|University of Cape Town|Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital|University of Cape Town
early life psychobiological psychosocial factors play key role influencing child health outcomes longitudinal studies may help elucidate relevant risk resilience profiles underlying mechanisms impact child health paucity birth cohort data low middleincome countries lmic describe rationale present baseline findings psychosocial component drakenstein child health study dchs review psychosocial measures used dchs multidisciplinary birth cohort study periurban area south africa provide initial data psychological distress depression substance use exposure traumatic stressors intimate partner violence ipv measures assessed longitudinally mothers order investigate associations child neurodevelopmental health outcomes baseline psychosocial data presented mothers n 634 fathers n 75 completed antenatal assessments date sample pregnant mothers characterized multiple psychosocial risk factors including high prevalence psychological distress depression high levels substance use high exposure traumatic stressors ipv data consistent prior south african studies documented high prevalence multitude risk factors pregnancy longitudinal assessment mothers children may clarify underlying psychobiological psychosocial mechanisms impact child health inform clinical public health interventions appropriate south african lmic contexts