Mexican Teachers' Cohort (MTC)
The MTC (Estudio de Salud de las Maestras or ESMaestras) is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate chronic disease risk factors among teachers in Mexico. Participants are female public school teachers aged 35 years or older, recruited from 12 culturally and economically diverse states in Mexico, including Baja California, Chiapas, Mexico City, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Sonora, Yucatán, Jalisco, and Veracruz. Over 115,000 participants completed the MTC baseline data collection between 2006 and 2010. Participants have been followed up three times so far: 2011-2013, 2014-2021, and 2022-2024. MTC also has a clinical subcohort comprising 5,689 women selected from the main cohort.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
115,315 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 35 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
National Institute of Public Health - Mexico
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
American Institute for Cancer Research
Ministry of Health
National Council on Science and Technology of Mexico (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Mexico (CONACyT)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – phone
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Employer data
Engagement
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