Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) - 2009

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) is a longitudinal study of youths and young adults in metropolitan Cape Town, South Africa. The study covers a wide range of outcomes, including schooling, employment, health, family formation, and intergenerational support systems.

Study Website

Adolescents: 2,500-4,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2009; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; 2002

Areas Covered: City: Cape Town

Investigators: Jeremy Seekings (University of Cape Town); David Lam (University of Michigan); Murray Leibbrandt (University of Cape Town); Anne Case (Princeton University)

Funders: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); Office of AIDS Research (OAR); John E. Fogarty International Center; National Institute on Aging (NIA); Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, HEARD)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Crime;

Demographic Characteristics - Urban;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning, School quality;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence;