A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase I

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• dc.contributor.author Sadoun, Emanca
• dc.contributor.author Leventakou, Vasilikica
• dc.contributor.author Casas Sanahuja, Maribelca
• dc.contributor.author Ahmed, Heba Fawzyca
• dc.contributor.author Kogevinas, Manolisca
• dc.contributor.author Fthenou, Elenica
• dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-20T07:15:20Z
• dc.date.available 2018-04-20T07:15:20Z
• dc.date.issued 2017
• dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: The latest scientific reports raise concerns about the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases in the state of Qatar. Pregnant Qatari women often confront complications during pregnancy including gestational diabetes, hypertension, abortion and stillbirth. The investigation of early life environmental, genetic, nutritional and social factors that may affect lifelong health is of great importance. Birth cohort studies offer a great opportunity to address early life hazards and their possible long lasting effects on health. METHODS/DESIGN: The Qatari Birth Cohort study is the first mother-child cohort study in the Middle East Area that aims to assess the synergetic role of environmental exposure and genetic factors in the development of chronic disease and monitor woman and child health and/or obstetric characteristics with high prevalence. The present manuscript describes the recruitment phase of the study (duration: 2 years; expected number: 3000 families), where the pregnant Qatari women and their husbands are being contacted before the 15th week of gestation at the Primary Health Care Centers. The consented participants are interviewed to obtain information on several factors (sociodemographic characteristics, dietary habits, occupational/environmental exposure) and maternal characteristics are assessed based on anthropometric measurements, spirometry, and blood pressure. Pregnant women are invited to provide biological samples (blood and urine) in each trimester of their pregnancy, as well as cord blood at delivery. Fathers are also asked to provide biological samples. DISCUSSION: The present study provides invaluable insights into a wide range of early life factors affecting human health. With a geographical focus on the Middle East, it will be a resource for information to the wider scientific community and will allow the formulation of effective policies with a primary focus on public health interventions for maternal and child health.
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• dc.identifier.citation Sadoun E, Leventakou V, Casas M, Ahmed HF, Kogevinas M, Fthenou E. et al. A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase I. BMC Public Health. 2017 Oct 23;17(1):836. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4848-9
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4848-9
• dc.identifier.issn 1471-2458
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/34417
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher BioMed Centralca
• dc.relation.ispartof BMC Public Health. 2017 Oct 23;17(1):836
• dc.rights Copyright © The Author(s). 2017. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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• dc.subject.keyword Birth cohort
• dc.subject.keyword Mother-child
• dc.subject.keyword Pregnancy
• dc.subject.keyword Recruitment
• dc.subject.other Embaràs -- Qatar
• dc.title A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase Ica
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