The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network (CHAIN) is a global research network focused on optimizing the management and care of highly vulnerable children in resource-limited settings to improve survival, growth and development.

The CHAIN Network aims to identify the biological mechanisms and the socio-economic factors that determine a child’s risk of mortality in the six months following presentation to medical care with an acute illness. Ultimately, The CHAIN Network aims to improve care for acutely ill children living in countries with limited resources and prevent both in-hospital and post-discharge mortality. To do this, the progress of acutely ill children across a range of nutritional status will be tracked throughout their hospital stay and for 6 months after returning to their home and communities. This research will guide the choice of strategies to be taken forth into clinical trials to reduce mortality in this highly vulnerable population.

Read more about the CHAIN Network from our website here

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CHAIN_Data_Domains.tab
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
Tabular Data - 1.0 KB - 6 Variables, 11 Observations - UNF:6:6hItf/nkz0vCQ+cljRC6fw==
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Contains a summarized dictionary of variables used in this repository arranged by a domain theme
CHAIN_DATA_v9_Readme.txt
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
Plain Text - 6.1 KB - MD5: 15861bd12607eb77c6e3d8f5f5147558
Documentation
Readme file
CHAIN-main-wide-codebook.xlsx
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
MS Excel Spreadsheet - 106.4 KB - MD5: 3cc39b84d20928d2bcd59280e1afe13d
Documentation
The main CHAIN study data dictionary
CHAIN_version9_datasets.pdf
CHAIN_version9_datasets.pdf
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
Adobe PDF - 257.0 KB - MD5: 121c8b6cc15427c783ce6f37ccb1c238
Documentation
Instructions for reproducing this repository from raw data
cleaning_notes _CHAIN curation.docx
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
MS Word - 25.4 KB - MD5: 969a3381cfe38b90636ea2cd46111a2c
Documentation
Documents the methods and procedures undertaken during data cleaning
clinical.zip
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
ZIP Archive - 521.6 KB - MD5: c19c96e5117453c26da06481cde01341
Data
contains clinical medical history, observations, diagnosis and SAM treatment data
demographics.zip
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
ZIP Archive - 1.5 MB - MD5: 6b667b3bae532132407e1cead8e0f47f
Data
has anthropometry, dates, demographic and outcomes data
follow_up_data.zip
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
ZIP Archive - 174.6 KB - MD5: e1c80637db7d444635b3cf52e6846a79
Data
contains all follow up timepoints (day45, day90 & day180) data
laboratory.zip
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
ZIP Archive - 1.8 MB - MD5: 20077b555f912ec61c89208ee45e8b32
Data
contains lab data including biochemistry, CBC & rectal swabs data
social_household.zip
Jan 28, 2021 - Data for: Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network: a multi-site prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors for mortality among acutely ill children in Africa and Asia
ZIP Archive - 418.1 KB - MD5: 7a31385f41942638a5d4f39dab0aea98
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contains social data including household wealth assessment, caregiver, phq and nutritional data
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