Stellenbosch Umoya Study

Study profile

Description

The Stellenbosch Umoya Study is a prospective cohort study conducted in Cape Town, South Africa, aimed at monitoring the health impacts of SARS-CoV-2 VoC in vulnerable paediatric populations, specifically children with HIV and TB.

Countries involved: South Africa

Sample size: ~300 children

Metadata collected

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Demographics 
Date of birth (full or MM/YY)
Age at contact 
Sex / gender
Country of birth
Ethnic group / race / population sector
Income level 
Employment / occupation 
Other socio-economic status proxy
Education level 
Civil status (‘marital’) 
Locality (of health care provision) 
Locality (of residence) 
Household size
Household composition
  
Hospitalisation 
Admission / discharge dates or duration 
Episode dates 
Episode type (e.g., general; birth) 
Diagnosis (e.g., codes) 
Procedures (e.g., codes) 
Procedures dates 
Dispensed medications
ICU admission
Admission type (planned/emergency)
Hospitalisation for COVID-19
  
Primary care, outpatient care 
Date of visit / contact 
Diagnosis codes 
Dispensed medications codes 
Dispensed medications date 
Primary care utilisation summary 
  
Health status and exposures 
Height
Weight
Date of anthropometrics
Chronic / co-morbid conditions~
Medications for chronic conditions
Smoker in household
Current smoker 
~ can include obesity 
  
Vaccines 
COVID-19 vaccine (timing, doses)
Type of COVID-19 vaccine 
Other vaccinations / vaccination history
  
COVID-19 symptoms & contacts 
COVID-19 episodes 
COVID-19 symptoms (type, severity, duration) 
Influenza-like symptoms (type, timing, duration) 
COVID-19 health-seeking behaviour 
COVID-19 contacts in household 
Medications during C-19 episode 
  
Pregnancy & birth 
Date of delivery 
Length of gestation 
Birthweight 
Maternal age at delivery 
Pregnancy complications 
Smoking pre-pregnancy 
Vaccines in pregnancy (non-COVID-19) 
Parity / nulliparity 
Pre-pregnancy body mass index 
Pregnancy outcome (e.g. miscarriage) 
Mode of delivery 
Sex of baby 
Congenital anomalies 
Other newborn complications 
Placental weight 
Antenatal care usage 
Currently pregnant 
  
Death 
Date of / age at death
Cause of death✅ ~~
~~ COVID-19 / non-COVID-19 
  
COVID-19 laboratory tests 
Sample type tested
Sample / specimen collection date
SARS-CoV-2 PCR test date
SARS-CoV-2 PCR pos / neg result
SARS-CoV-2 PCR Ct Value✅ ~~
SARS-CoV-2 LFT test date 
SARS-CoV-2 LFT test result 
Serology test date 
Serology test results 
SARS- COV-2 genomic test results 
SARS- COV-2 variant/ lineage 
Other lab tests 
~~results available for subset
  
COVID-19 sample collection / storage 
Sample type collected
Sample collection date
Sample collection time
Sample processing
Sample quality
Consent to use research sample 
Consent to share research sample