Pacific Islands Families Study (PIF)
The PIF Study has tracked the health and development of a birth cohort of over 1,300 Pacific children born in the same hospital in South Auckland, New Zealand since 2000. Children were first assessed 6 weeks after birth, with subsequent data collected at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, and 18 years old. Data has also been collected from the children's mothers and their partners at several time points.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
1,398 (children)
1,376 (mothers)
825 (partners)
Age at first data collection
6 weeks (children)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (partners)
Participant year of birth
2000 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (partners)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2000 (children)
2000 (mothers)
2001 (partners)
Primary Institutions
Auckland University of Technology
Profile paper DOI
Funders
ASB Charitable Trust (now known as Foundation North)
Deafness Research Foundation (now known as Hearing Health Foundation, HHF)
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (now known as Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, MBIE)
Health Research Board (HRB)
Maurice & Phyllis Paykel Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Education data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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