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Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS)
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Sample details

CLHNS is an ongoing study of a cohort of Filipino women living in Metro Cebu who gave birth between May 1, 1983, and April 30, 1984. A baseline interview was conducted among 3,327 women during the 6th to 7th month of pregnancy so that all births, including preterm births, could be identified. Subsequent surveys took place immediately after birth, then at bimonthly intervals for 24 months. As of March 2024, index children have been followed through adolescence and into young adulthood until 2007, and the CHLNS is tracking their offspring.

Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child

Number of participants at first data collection

3,080 (nontwin live births)

3,327 (mothers)

Age at first data collection

Varied (mothers)

Participant year of birth

Varied (mothers)

Participant sex
Female

Representative sample at baseline?
Infants are a representative sample of births in Metro Cebu in 1983 - 1984

Sample features

Community-based sample
Intergenerational
Dataset details

Country

Philippines

Year of first data collection

1983 (mothers)

1984 (babies)

Primary Institutions

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) (Academic, United States of America)

Northwestern University (NU) (Academic, United States of America)

Nutrition Center of the Philippines (NCP) (Third Sector, Philippines)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) (Academic, United States of America)

University of San Carlos (USC) (Academic, Philippines)

Links

cebu.cpc.unc.edu/about/

data.cpc.unc.edu/projects/6/view

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyq085

Funders

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Third Sector, United States of America)

Asian Development Bank (Industry, Philippines)

Carolina Population Center (CPC) (Academic, United States of America)

Family Health International (FHI 360) (Third Sector, United States of America)

Ford Foundation (Third Sector, United States of America)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

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Quantitative data collection
  • Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
  • Interview – face-to-face
  • Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
  • Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
  • Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Diet and nutrition
    Early-life determinants
    Health determinants
    Infectious disease
    Intergenerational
    Lifecourse
    Maternal health
    Morbidity and mortality
    Pregnancy outcomes
    Socioeconomics

    Consortia and dataset groups

    Consortium of Health-Orientated Research in Transitioning Societies (COHORTS)
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