Trends and Differentials in Maternal and Child Health: Design and Methodology of the 1982 and 1993 Birth Cohort Studies in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul

Discusses changes in Brazilian health care & their impact on mothers & children, based on interview data from two cohorts of new mothers in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1982 & 1993 (N = 5,914 & 5,249, respectively). Attempts were made to recontact a 25% subsample of the firs...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inCadernos de saúde pública Vol. 12; pp. 7 - 14
Main Authors Victora, Cesar G, Barros, Fernando C, Tomasi, Elaine, Menezes, Ana Maria, Horta, Bernardo L, Weiderpass, Elizabeth, Cesar, Juraci A, Costa, Juvenal S D, Olinto, Maria Teresa, Halpern, Ricardo, Garcia, Maria del Mar, Vaughan, J Patrick
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published 01.01.1996
Subjects
Brazil
Children
Epidemiology
Health
Mothers
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Discusses changes in Brazilian health care & their impact on mothers & children, based on interview data from two cohorts of new mothers in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1982 & 1993 (N = 5,914 & 5,249, respectively). Attempts were made to recontact a 25% subsample of the first cohort at mean age 12 months & the full sample at mean age 20 months. A search was made at 12 months of age for 20% of children & all low birthweight infants in the 1993 cohort. Methodological aspects of both studies are discussed. 3 Tables, 16 References. Adapted from the source document.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
content type line 23
ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:0102-311X