Mother and Infant Nutritional Assessment cohort study in Qatar and Lebanon (MINA)
MINA aimed to examine the effects of lifestyle characteristics, maternal and infant nutrition on birth outcomes and growth patterns using a cohort of women from Lebanon and Qatar. Between 2015 and 2018, the study recruited women in the first trimester of pregnancy from Beirut (Lebanon) and Doha (Qatar). At baseline, over 300 participants were included in the cohort. Participants were followed up 10 times, including three times during pregnancy and at delivery, as well as at 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after delivery. After delivery, 272 babies were included in the cohort. Babies were followed up at birth and at 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after birth.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
341 (mothers)
272 (babies)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (mothers)
Birth (babies)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
2016 - 2019 (babies)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2015
Primary Institutions
American University of Beirut (AUB)
Primary Health Care Corporation
Qatar University (جامعة قطر, QU)
Supreme Council of Health (SCH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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