Tracking the development of children from foetal age: an introduction to Cohort ’18 Growing Up in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-598
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Veroszta ◽  
Krisztina Kopcsó ◽  
Julianna Boros ◽  
Balázs Kapitány ◽  
Laura Szabó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Representative Study

Cohort ’18 Growing Up in Hungary is a longitudinal birth cohort study run by the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute that will follow the lives of more than 8,000 children from before birth. The purpose of this countrywide representative study is to provide an overview of child development in Hungary and the factors influencing it. The main areas of data collection comprise demographics, social background, health and development. The observation began in 2018, among pregnant women in the 28th to 31st week of pregnancy. Within the first financially covered period of the research programme, this prenatal wave is followed by four further data collection waves: when the child is 6 months, 18 months, 27–30 months and 3 years old. During each of the waves, mothers, as primary caregivers, are interviewed either face to face or by telephone. There is also a computer-assisted telephone interview with the father, when the child is 18 months old. The primary data collection is supplemented by the integration of data from administrative systems. So far, two waves of Cohort ’18 have taken place (prenatal and six-month). The first resulted in a database of 8,287 pregnant women (8,409 foetuses). Following the next waves (which will cover children up to the age of three years), plans are in hand for further financial periods of the research programme – right up until the children are grown up. This study profile introduces readers to Cohort ’18 by providing a brief overview of its origins, objectives, design and potential.

Information Technology in Survey Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 2024-2029
Author(s):  
Jernej Berzelak ◽  
Vasja Vehovar
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Usa

Data collection based on standardized questionnaires represents one of the central tools in many research areas. Early surveys date back to the 18th century (de Leeuw, 2005), while a major breakthrough came in the 1930s with the application of probability samples. By using surveys, today governments monitor conditions in the country, social scientists obtain data on social phenomena and managers direct their business by studying the characteristics of their target customers. The importance of survey research stimulates ongoing efforts to achieve higher data quality and optimized costs. Early on researchers recognized the potential of technological advances for the achievement of these goals. In the early 1970s telephone surveys started replacing expensive face-to-face interviews. Computer technology developments soon enabled computer-assisted telephone interviewing (“CATI”). The 1980s brought new approaches based on personal computers. Interviewers started to use laptops and respondents sometimes completed questionnaires on their own computers. Another revolution occurred with the Internet in the subsequent decade. The pervasive availability of Internet access, and the growing number of Internetsupported devices, coupled with the advance of interactive Web technologies (like Ajax) are facilitating developments in contemporary survey research. Internet surveys show the potential to become the leading survey approach in the future. According to the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (“CASRO”), the Internet already represents the primary data collection mode for 39% of research companies in the USA (DeAngelis, 2006). The rate of adoption is slower in academic and official research but it is far from negligible. These technological innovations have, however, created several new methodological challenges.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pandemi COVID-19 Terhadap Pelaksanaan Tradisi Ngabuburit pada Mahasiswa di Kota Bandung

CICES ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Isaac Bernadus ◽  
Nadien Proton ◽  
Syifa Hanifah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
University Students ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Online Methods

Ngabuburit in Indonesian society is a tradition that has been inherited from past generations. The practice of  Ngabuburit however has been hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus, the government issued several regulations. These regulations make it more difficult for the community to practice Ngabuburit. This study was conducted to find out the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ngabuburit, the interest of  university students in Bandung in practicing Ngabuburit,  and to find out the best method to practise Ngabuburit tradition amidst the COVID-19 pandemic according to university students. Methods used in this study are literature study and primary data collection through questionnaires. The research result indicates that COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the intensity of Ngabuburit in Bandung. The obstruction of Ngabuburit practices correlates with the decline in the average level of happiness of students in Bandung. Even though the practice of Ngabuburit tradition is hampered, said tradition still can be carried out through online methods, namely methods that rely on internet technology so that there is no need to meet face to face. Hopefully this research will be useful for those who wish to practise Ngabuburit tradition amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Lessons Learnt About Conducting a Multilingual Nutrition Survey in Switzerland: Results from menuCH Pilot Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeline Chatelan ◽  
Pedro Marques-Vidal ◽  
Sabine Bucher ◽  
Stefan Siegenthaler ◽  
Nathalie Metzger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Quality Controls ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Food Consumption Data

This paper informs about the implementation of the first trilingual Swiss nutrition pilot survey and lessons learnt in terms of recruitment, participation, data collection feasibility, and data management. The population-based cross-sectional nutrition pilot survey took place between June and November 2013. Six trained dietitians interviewed 276 adults aged 18-75 years residing in the cantons of Bern (German), Vaud (French) or Ticino (Italian). Food consumption was assessed with two non-consecutive computer-assisted 24-Hour Dietary Recalls (24HDR), applying a trilingual version of GloboDiet® adapted to specific requirements of Switzerland. The first interview was face-to-face and included anthropometric measurements while the second was by phone. Quality controls consisted mainly in the descriptive analysis of data at food level, and the observation and rating of 21 interviews (4%) by coordinators. Net participation rate was 29%. Participants and non-participants were similar: mean [±SD] age was 49±16 and 47±16 years, and women proportion 49.6% and 49.8%, respectively. Training and data collection proved feasible and deliverable in the six months using the newly developed survey instruments. Dietitians followed the standard operating procedures. Quality controls on food consumption data showed comparable results between face-to-face and phone 24HDR, and across dietitians (median number of reported food items per 24HDR: 27). Procedures to transfer and clean food consumption data were developed. The implementation concept proved applicable in the trilingual Swiss context. Additional resources were planned for increasing participation rate and facilitating data cleaning.

scholarly journals Strategy for the Implementation of Blended Learning at MTs Muhammadiyah 1 Taman

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafa Ayu Faramida ◽  
Muhlasin Amrullah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Use ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Primary Data Source ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Face To Face Learning

This research is about what learning strategies were used during the Covid-19 pandemic at MTS Muhammadiyah 1 Taman. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the conventional learning process. With that, this research was conducted to determine the learning strategies carried out at the school. This research use desciptive qualitative approach. The purpose of the research was to obtain an overview of the implementation of online learning at MTS Muhammadiyah 1 Taman as an effort to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The data source used is the primary data source. he informant in this is the Principal of Madrasah Mts Muhammadiyah 1 Taman. Data collection techniques used include interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the learning strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic uses the Blendid Learning strategy which is carried out face-to-face and online. With this strategy, students can enter school on a predetermined schedule in turn. This strategy is very efficient because in addition to students being able to do face-to-face learning with the teacher in the classroom, they can also access the material provided online wherever they are. When students do not understand the material provided, they can discuss it in person in class or online. Of course, this is very beneficial for both educators and students, because learning will be very comfortable and more effective.

The Technological Revolution in Survey Data Collection

2009 ◽  
pp. 1373-1378
Author(s):  
Vasja Vehovar
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Usa

Surveys—data collection based on standardized questionnaires— started with censuses thousands of years ago. However, it was only in the 1930s, following some breakthrough developments in applied statistics, that the sample survey data collection approach was widely acknowledged. The possibility of inferring about the total population from samples of 300 or 1,000 units radically expanded the potential of survey data collection. In addition to sampling, survey data collection procedures also rely on a proper measurement instrument (i.e., a survey questionnaire) as well as effective administrative and managerial activities. Since the 1930s, opinion polling has become a major tool of democratic development (Gallup & Rae, 1968). Official statistics have recognized the enormous potential of survey data collection for the fast estimation of crops, industry outputs, unemployment, and so forth. Further, the marketing and media industries obtained a tool to effectively measure the characteristics of their target groups. The survey industry has therefore become an established activity with its own associations (e.g., ESOMAR, AAPOR), codes of conduct, publications, conferences, professional profiles, and large multinational companies generating annual revenues worth billions of dollars (e.g., A.C. Nielsen). Surveys were traditionally performed as personal interviews, over the telephone or in the form of selfadministrated questionnaires. Information-communication technology (ICT) developments introduced radical changes to the survey data collection processes, particularly because the core of this activity is manipulation with the information itself. The early implementations of ICT in survey data collection are linked to computer developments. Mass computerization started with the emerging PC in the 1980s and enabled computer-assisted survey information collection (CASIC), firstly with the introductionn of computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). In the late 1980s, portable computers started to be used with face-to-face interview data collection, leading to computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI). When personal computers started to become the mainstream, computerized self-administered questionnaires (CSAQ) were implemented in various forms. The last crucial milestone came in the 1990s with the rise of the Internet, which enabled e-mail and Web-based types of CSAQ. This started a new stream of ICT development which is radically transforming the entire survey industry. Internet-based data collection will soon become the mainstream survey mode. Studies for 2005 projected that market research organizations worldwide would generate over a billion dollars in revenue on the basis of Internet surveys (Terhanian & Bremer, 2005). In addition, about 40% of research work in the USA in 2003-2004 was conducted on the Internet (E-consultancy, 2004).

scholarly journals Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 1919-1929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan MB Morton ◽  
Cameron C Grant ◽  
Clare R Wall ◽  
Polly E Atatoan Carr ◽  
Dinusha K Bandara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Milk Products ◽  
Nutritional Guidelines ◽  
In Pregnancy

AbstractObjectiveTo determine adherence to nutritional guidelines by pregnant women in New Zealand and maternal characteristics associated with adherence.DesignA cohort of the pregnant women enrolled into New Zealand’s new birth cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand.SettingWomen residing within a North Island region of New Zealand, where one-third of the national population lives.SubjectsPregnant women (n 5664) were interviewed during 2009–2010. An FFQ was administered during the face-to-face interview.ResultsThe recommended daily number of servings of vegetables and fruit (≥6) were met by 25 % of the women; of breads and cereals (≥6) by 26 %; of milk and milk products (≥3) by 58 %; and of lean meat, meat alternatives and eggs (≥2) by 21 %. One in four women did not meet the recommendations for any food group. Only 3 % met all four food group recommendations. Although adherence to recommendation for the vegetables/fruit group did not vary by ethnicity (P=0·38), it did vary for the breads/cereals, milk/milk products and meat/eggs groups (all P<0·001). Adherence to recommendations for the vegetables/fruit group was higher among older women (P=0·001); for the breads/cereals group was higher for women with previous children (P<0·001) and from lower-income households (P<0·001); and for the meat/eggs group was higher for women with previous children (P=0·003) and from lower-income households (P=0·004).ConclusionsMost pregnant women in New Zealand do not adhere to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy, with only 3 % meeting the recommendations for all four food groups. Adherence varies more so with ethnicity than with other sociodemographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Advance Fundraising Techniques: An Evidence from Non-Profit Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-157
Author(s):  
Nadeem Maqbool ◽  
Shazma Razzaq ◽  
Waseem Ul Hameed ◽  
Muhammad Atif Nawaz ◽  
Shafqat Ali Niaz
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Management Function ◽  
Philanthropic Organizations

The purpose of this research study is to explore the advance fundraising techniques in the non-profit, charitable, philanthropic organizations for the purpose of fundraising. This research study completed on the basis of primary data that is taken from NGO’s in the region of Punjab. Frequency distribution statistical technique is used in this research paper for analyzing the data. Data collection was completed through questionnaire, face to face interviews, telephonic interviews, survey through e-mails from the presidents of the non-profit organization and members of NGO which are working in the Punjab region. NGO’s such as Alpine Welfare, Umeed Welfare, People Woman Welfare Organization, Human development Form etc. were contacted for data collection. Fundraising is the management function. After the research we would be able to understand the advance fundraising techniques and methods. We have found the positive impact of technological media like YouTube, Face book, Twitter, and TV campaigns on the fundraising. In this research it is found that how donor’s relationship can create for fundraising. This research helps to the fundraiser for the fund generating. It gives a way to nonprofit charitable organization to increase their worth of money. The application of this research provides fundraising managers that is the good for any organization profitable or nonprofit able organizations.

Implementation of online questionnaires in the General Household Survey in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 987-995
Author(s):  
Olivia Oi Yan Or
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Close Monitoring ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
General Household Survey

The General Household Survey (GHS) of Hong Kong is a monthly household survey on labour force characteristics and household income. Traditionally, data collection was conducted via face-to-face interviews through field visits and computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI). In July 2017, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) introduced an online questionnaire (OQ) in the GHS to enhance its services to survey respondents. Considering the importance of GHS statistics, the tight monthly survey cycle and the complexities involved in adding a new data collection mode, a phase-by-phase approach was adopted with close monitoring of data quality of the survey estimates. With satisfactory trial results, the OQ was fully implemented in the GHS in January 2019. Being a convenient and privacy-assured channel, the OQ helps entice sampled households to respond to the GHS and increases the contact rate of those households who are more difficult to reach by the conventional data collection methods. During COVID-19 when face-to-face interviews had to be adjourned, the OQ provided a powerful channel for data collection. With targeted messages appealing for response by OQ sent to sampled households in a more proactive manner, the take-up rate of the OQ increased by as much as 10 percentage points, partly compensating the loss due to the suspension of field visits such that monthly labour force statistics could continue to be published during the epidemic. The paper was prepared under the kind mentorship of Ms Lisa Bersales, former Chief Statistician of the Philippines.

scholarly journals INTRIGUING PREDICTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MALARIA INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN MT. ELGON SUB COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ashivira Cyrus ◽  
Kibet Grace ◽  
Kabutbei Lonah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Malaria Infection ◽  
Indoor Residual Spraying ◽  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Study Results ◽  
In Pregnancy

Introduction: Universally, malaria continues to ravage the lives of innocent expectant women. In Kenya malaria prevalence among adult females is 28% while in Mt. Elgon Sub County, which is categorised under highland epidemic prone malaria area, prevalence of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is uncertain. Therefore, this study sought to determine intriguing predictors associated with malaria infection among pregnant women in Mt. Elgon Sub-County. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical design was employed and mixed methods used for data collection. For quantitative data collection, semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from pregnant women who attended ANC in selected health facilities in the study area. Further, qualitative approach adopted interview guides that targeted key informants in the health facilities. Systematic random sampling method was used to select 392 participants for the study. Data was analysed by SPSS version 25.0.  Bivariate logistic regression analysis was used to test the association between independent variable and dependent variable. Findings:  Study results revealed that, the prevalence of MiP was 16.2%. Prevalence was higher among women aged less than 25 (67.3%, n=262) compared to those aged > 25 years (33.7%, n=137). The following five factors were statistically significantly associated with malaria prevalence in pregnancy: place of residence (OR: 5.7; 95%CI: 2.6 – 12.4; p < 0.0001); those who tested positive in the last 2 years (OR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.0 – 2.9; p = 0.05); preferred shape of ITN’s (OR: 3.8; 95%CI: 1.5 – 9.7; p = 0.008);earth floor (OR: 1.8; 95%CI: 1.0 – 3.1; p = 0.03);  mud wall (OR: 1.8; 95%CI: 1.0 – 3.1; p = 0.03). In conclusion, age group, place of residence, testing positive in the last 2 years, preferred shape of ITN, earth floor and mud wall were significant factors associated with MiP. Recommendations: To curb MiP, the study recommends Bungoma County government to promote use of ITNs and preferable rectangular ITN’s by ensuring they are translated to appropriate use; support regular indoor residual spraying with insecticides and educate the residents on the role of improved housing on malaria protection and empowerment of the community to adopt improved housing.

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