Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health - 2010

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH) is a longitudinal cohort study that collects information on social networks, fertility behaviors, HIV risk perceptions, health, sexual behaviors, intergenerational relations, and family/household dynamics in a rural population.

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2010; 2008; 2006; 2004; 2001; 1998

Areas Covered: Districts: Rumphi; Mchinji; Balaka

Investigators: Hans-Peter Kohler (University of Pennsylvania)

Funders: Rockefeller Foundation; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); University of Pennsylvania (Population Studies Center-PSC, Research Foundation); Population Aging Research Center (PARC); Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Security; National Institute on Aging (NIA); Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Series:

Not applicable

Notes: Not all funders provided funding for all survey rounds. Age range during first survey round.

Topics

Community Engagement;

Demographic Characteristics - Rural;

Economics - Employment, Savings;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Endorsement of violence against women, 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 - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

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

Subjective Expectations;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Physical violence;