Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic caused disruption globally and was particularly distressing in low- and middle-income countries such as India. This study aimed to provide population representative estimates of COVID-related outcomes in India over time and characterize how COVID-related changes and impacts differ by key socioeconomic groups across the life course.

Methods

The sample was leveraged from an existing nationally representative study on cognition and dementia in India: Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD). The wave-1 of LASI-DAD enrolled 4096 older adults aged 60 years and older in 3316 households from 18 states and union territories of India. Out of the 3316 LASI-DAD households, 2704

SUBMITTER: Banerjee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909130 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature