Mutaba’ah Mother and Child Health Study
The Mutaba’ah (Arabic for “follow-up”) Study is a prospective cohort study in the United Arab Emirates conducted in Al Ain City to investigate maternal and child health. Pregnant women from the Emirati population, aged ⩾18 years, living in Al Ain, and capable of providing informed consent were eligible to be recruited. There were 10,565 women recruited during the period of May 2017 to July 2021.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
10,565 (participants)
Age at first data collection
⩾18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2017
Primary Institutions
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU)
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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