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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Birth to ten: child health in South Africa in the 1990s. Rationale and methods of a birth cohort study
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Volume 5, No. 2, Year 1991
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Summary. Birth to Ten is a longitudinal birth cohort study which began in April 1990 in the Johannesburg/Soweto area of Transvaal, South Africa. In this paper, the reason for the initiation of the study and its location in the current sociopolitical context is discussed. The health status of South African children in terms of infant mortality, morbidity (notifiable diseases) and nutritional status is described and mention is made of measures of psychological health and the importance of environmental pollution on health. The existing health service infrastructure in the study area is described and the fragmentation of health services between races, between preventive and curative services and on a geographical basis is highlighted. The study objectives, design, population, inclusion and exclusion criteria, methods of measurement and logistics are described. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Yach, Derek
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Cameron, Noel
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Clinical Medicine
Padayachee, N.
South Africa, Johannesburg
City Health Department
Wagstaff, L.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Richter, Linda M.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Fonn, Sharon
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Statistics
Citations: 76
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-3016.1991.tb00702.x
ISSN:
02695022
e-ISSN:
13653016
Research Areas
Environmental
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa