Session: When Children Become Adults: Some Methodological Challenges for International Birth Cohort Studies
Time: Thursday 7th July, 09:15 - 10:45
Convenor:
Professor Tarani Chandola (University of Manchester)
Abstract Details
Birth cohort studies provide an invaluable resource for studying the long term consequences of childhood circumstances for later life health, well-being and development. There are now a number of such studies across the world, where the children have entered or are just about to enter adulthood, a key transition in the life course.Such transitions often present considerable methodological challenges, such as loss to follow up when the young adults migrate, or a change in the measures recorded. This session brings together some of the key researchers from these studies on the methodological issues that they face.
Presentation downloads
Presenter: Linda Adair
The Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey
Presenter: Bernardo Horta
Presenter: Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin
Northern Finland Birth Cohort Studies. NFBC1966 and 1986 - Methodological challenges
Presenter: Lynn Molloy
Innovative methods to engage particpants during transition to adulthood: ALSPAC
The level of the session is: Accessible
Presentation details
Presentation 1
Start time: 09:15
Presentation title: Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey, a cohort born in Cebu, Philippines between 1983-84
Presenter:
Professor Linda Adair (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Presentation 2
Start time: 09:30
Presentation title: The Pelotas birth cohort, born in Pelotas Brazil in 1982
Presenter:
Dr Bernardo Horta (Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Presentation 3
Start time: 09:45
Presentation title: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort Studies, cohorts born in Oulu and Lapland in 1966 and 1985-86
Presenters:
Professor Marjo-Riitta Järvelin (Imperial College London)
Dr Alexandra Lewin (Brunel University London)
Presentation 4
Start time: 10:00
Presentation title: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), born in Avon England, 1991-92
Presenter:
Ms Lynn Molloy (University of Bristol)