Risk Factors for Persistent Child Poverty during the First Five Years of Life in Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 885-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Lin Chiang ◽  
Tung-liang Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

scholarly journals Association between maternal shift work and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes: results from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study with propensity-score-matching analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1555
Author(s):  
Chih-Fu Wei ◽  
Mei-Huei Chen ◽  
Ching-Chun Lin ◽  
Yueliang Leon Guo ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Abstract Background Maternal shift work is associated with preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age new-borns, childhood obesity and future behavioural problems. However, the adverse effects on and interactions of maternal shift work with infant neurodevelopment remain uncertain. Therefore, we examined the associations between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental parameters. Methods The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study is a nationwide birth cohort study following representatively sampled mother–infant pairs in 2005. The participants’ development and exposure conditions were assessed by home interviews with structured questionnaires at 6 and 18 months of age. Propensity scores were calculated with predefined covariates for 1:1 matching. Multivariate conditional logistic regression and the Cox proportional-hazards model were used to examine the association between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental-milestone-achievement status. Results In this study, 5637 term singletons were included, with 2098 cases selected in the propensity-score-matched subpopulation. Persistent maternal shift work was associated with increased risks of delays in gross-motor neurodevelopmental milestones [aOR = 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.06–1.76 for walking steadily], fine-motor neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.07–1.80 for scribbling) and social neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.03–1.76 for coming when called upon). Moreover, delayed gross-motor and social development were identified in the propensity-score-matched sub-cohort. Conclusions This study shows negative associations between maternal shift work and delayed neurodevelopmental-milestone achievement in the gross-motor, fine-motor and social domains at 18 months. Future research is necessary to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms and long-term health effects.

scholarly journals From dissociative experience and internet use to happiness: A Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
For-Wey Lung ◽  
Bih-Ching Shu ◽  
Tung-Liang Chiang ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Abstract Background Functional and excessive use of internet is hard to distinguish, and internet use can affect adolescents’ development of self-identity. The aim of our study was to investigate the pathway relationship of the risk and protective factors of internet use, including mother care, absorptive dissociative trait, having been bullied, exercise, self-perceived depressive mood and happiness of 12-year-old adolescents. Methods The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study dataset, which used a national household probability sampling method and included 17,694 12-years-old adolescents, was used for this study. Results Our results showed 5.3% adolescents reported to spend more than five hours online during schooldays. Additionally, adolescents that spend more than five hours online during schooldays tended to have higher absorptive trait, perceived less care from mothers, more likely to have been bullied, expressed higher level of depressed mood, which leads to lower level of perceived happiness. Conclusions Adolescents that spend more than 5 hours online during schooldays, compared to those that spent less than an hour online, were more likely to have been bullied and affect their level of happiness, showing that they may be a group of higher concern. Since parental care and regular exercise are protective factors for internet addiction, it should be promoted to all adolescents, especially those in the high risk group, to prevent them from being addicted online.

Prevalence of and risk factors for atopic dermatitis: A birth cohort study of infants in southeast Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Doğruel ◽  
G. Bingöl ◽  
D.U. Altıntaş ◽  
M. Yılmaz ◽  
S.G. Kendirli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study

Exploring the risk factors for early‐life sugar consumption: a birth cohort study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Feldens ◽  
Márcia Regina Vítolo ◽  
Renata Rocha Maciel ◽  
Paola Seffrin Baratto ◽  
Priscila Humbert Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Sugar Consumption

scholarly journals Distinctive lung function trajectories from age 10 to 26 years in men and women and associated early life risk factors – a birth cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfried Karmaus ◽  
Nandini Mukherjee ◽  
Vimala Devi Janjanam ◽  
Su Chen ◽  
Hongmei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Early determinants of smoking in adolescence: a prospective birth cohort study

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. B. Menezes ◽  
Pedro C. Hallal ◽  
Bernardo L. Horta
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Systematic Sample ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems ◽  
Prospective Birth Cohort ◽  
Prospective Birth Cohort Study

In a prospective birth cohort study in Brazil, the prevalence and early risk factors for smoking in adolescence were investigated. All 1982 hospital-born children in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were enrolled in a birth cohort study (N = 5,914; boys: 3,037; girls: 2,877). All male participants were searched in 2000 when enrolling in the national army, and 78.8% were traced. In 2001, a systematic sample of 473 girls was interviewed, representing a follow-up rate of 69.1%. Among males, 48.6% (95%CI: 46.6-50.7) had ever tried smoking and 15.8% (95%CI: 14.3-17.3) were daily smokers. Among females, 53.1% (95%CI: 48.6-57.6) had ever tried smoking and 15.4% (95%CI: 12.1-18.7) were daily smokers. Boys born to single mothers and those with fathers with low schooling were more likely to smoke in adolescence. Girls from low-income families, with mothers who smoked during pregnancy, and fathers with alcohol-related problems were more likely to smoke. Although the smoking prevalence was similar in boys and girls, risk factors for smoking were different between the sexes. Social environment appears to be the strongest predictor of tobacco use in adolescence.

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