The 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

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ID5226919
AuthorsCora Luiza Araújo (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Ana Maria Baptista Menezes (0000-0002-4129-0898, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Maria De Fátima Alves Vieira (0000-0001-6340-959X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marilda B Neutzling (0000-0003-2276-5197, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Helen Denise Gonçalves Da Silva (0000-0001-6470-3352, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Helen Gonçalves, Luciana Anselmi (0000-0003-4988-9026, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Su, Brasil), Samuel C Dumith (0000-0002-5994-735X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal (0000-0003-1470-6461, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Pedro C Hallal
Year2010
Volume26
Issue10
Pages1875-1886
Publication date2010-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2010001000003
PMID20963284
OpenAlexW2024999273
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2010001000003
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited11

The aim of this study is to describe the methodology of the 2004-2005 follow-up visit of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. All children born in Pelotas in 1993 and whose mothers lived in the city at that time were eligible to be enrolled in a longitudinal study. Between July 2004 and March 2005, all cohort participants were sought for a follow-up visit. Several strategies were used to help trace cohort members, including a census of the city's schools and a census of all households in the municipality. The Mortality Information System was monitored in order to identify deaths among cohort members. Of the 5,249 cohort members, 4,452 were interviewed in 2004-5. When added to the 141 deaths, these represent 87.5% of the original cohort. In spite of the logistic and financial difficulties, it is possible to carry out prospective studies with long-term follow-up in the Brazilian context

Census · Cohort · Cohort study · Context (archaeology) · Environmental health · Geography · Logistic regression · Population · Prospective cohort study · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Surgery · Gerontology · Pediatrics