Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Study 2015
South Africa, 2015
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Reference ID
zaf-etcp-fass-2015-v1
Producer(s)
Melissa Lubbe
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Oct 23, 2018
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-etcp-fass-2015-v1
Title
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Study 2015
Country
| Name |
|---|
| South Africa |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
Alcohol consumption is high among farm labourers in the Western and Northern Cape of South Africa. Excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy is common, resulting in a high prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) among children. FAS causes intellectual and behavioural problems, which create considerable obstacles to a child’s education. The aim of this study is to provide a prevalence estimate of FAS in a rural school and to examine the effects of FAS on learners’ educational outcomes. The study was conducted at a farm school near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A physician diagnosed FAS using a three-stage process. The sample comprises 166 learners from Grades 1 to 4. Educational outcomes include class scores (Afrikaans home language and mathematics), reading ability, and classroom behaviour.
Kind of Data
Observation data
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2015
Scope
Notes
The following data was collected on each child in the study: age, gender, home language, height, weight, grade, days absent, mathematics and reading ability and classroom behaviour.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| foetal alchohol syndrome |
| learning |
| literacy |
| numeracy |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The study was conducted near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Universe
The universe of the study was learners in grades 1 to 4.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Melissa Lubbe | Economics of Tobacco Control Project, UCT |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | UCT | funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015 |
Data Collection Mode
Focus Group [foc]
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | support@data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Lubbe, Melissa. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Study 2015 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Economics of Tobacco Control Project [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/qjpy-t631
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-05-18
DDI Document version
Version 3