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Craik R, Volvert ML, Koech A, Jah H, Pickerill K, Abubakar A, D’Alessandro U, Barratt B, Blencowe H, Bone JN, Chandna J, Gladstone MJ, Khalil A, Li L, Magee LA, Makacha L, Mistry HD, Moore SE, Roca A, Salisbury TT, Temmerman M, Toudup D, Vidler M, von Dadelszen P. The PRECISE-DYAD protocol: linking maternal and infant health trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa. Wellcome Open Res 2024; 7:281. [PMID: 38779418 PMCID: PMC11109552 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18465.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Background PRECISE-DYAD is an observational cohort study of mother-child dyads running in urban and rural communities in The Gambia and Kenya. The cohort is being followed for two years and includes uncomplicated pregnancies and those that suffered pregnancy hypertension, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and/or stillbirth. Methods The PRECISE-DYAD study will follow up ~4200 women and their children recruited into the original PRECISE study. The study will add to the detailed pregnancy information and samples in PRECISE, collecting additional biological samples and clinical information on both the maternal and child health.Women will be asked about both their and their child's health, their diets as well as undertaking a basic cardiology assessment. Using a case-control approach, some mothers will be asked about their mental health, their experiences of care during labour in the healthcare facility. In a sub-group, data on financial expenditure during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods will also be collected. Child development will be assessed using a range of tools, including neurodevelopment assessments, and evaluating their home environment and quality of life. In the event developmental milestones are not met, additional assessments to assess vision and their risk of autism spectrum disorders will be conducted. Finally, a personal environmental exposure model for the full cohort will be created based on air and water quality data, combined with geographical, demographic, and behavioural variables. Conclusions The PRECISE-DYAD study will provide a greater epidemiological and mechanistic understanding of health and disease pathways in two sub-Saharan African countries, following healthy and complicated pregnancies. We are seeking additional funding to maintain this cohort and to gain an understanding of the effects of pregnancies outcome on longer-term health trajectories in mothers and their children.
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- Rachel Craik
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Centre of Excellence Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Centre of Excellence Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Centre of Excellence Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
- Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
- Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Craik R, Volvert ML, Koech A, Jah H, Pickerill K, Abubakar A, D’Alessandro U, Barratt B, Blencowe H, Bone JN, Chandna J, Gladstone M, Khalil A, Li L, Magee LA, Makacha L, Mistry HD, Moore S, Roca A, Salisbury TT, Temmerman M, Toudup D, Vidler M, von Dadelszen P. The PRECISE-DYAD protocol: linking maternal and infant health trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa. Wellcome Open Res 2022. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18465.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: PRECISE-DYAD is an observational cohort study of mother-child dyads running in urban and rural communities in The Gambia and Kenya. The cohort is being followed for two years and includes uncomplicated pregnancies and those that suffered pregnancy hypertension, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, and/or stillbirth. Methods: The PRECISE-DYAD study will follow up ~4200 women and their children recruited into the original PRECISE study. The study will add to the detailed pregnancy information and samples in PRECISE, collecting additional biological samples and clinical information on both the maternal and child health. Women will be asked about both their and their child’s health, their diets as well as undertaking a basic cardiology assessment. Using a case-control approach, some mothers will be asked about their mental health, their experiences of care during labour in the healthcare facility. In a sub-group, data on financial expenditure during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods will also be collected. Child development will be assessed using a range of tools, including neurodevelopment assessments, and evaluating their home environment and quality of life. In the event developmental milestones are not met, additional assessments to assess vision and their risk of autism spectrum disorders will be conducted. Finally, a personal environmental exposure model for the full cohort will be created based on air and water quality data, combined with geographical, demographic, and behavioural variables. Conclusions: The PRECISE-DYAD study will provide a greater epidemiological and mechanistic understanding of health and disease pathways in two sub-Saharan African countries, following healthy and complicated pregnancies. We are seeking additional funding to maintain this cohort and to gain an understanding of the effects of pregnancies outcome on longer-term health trajectories in mothers and their children.
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Kinshella MLW, Boene H, Sevene E, Valá A, Sharma S, Vidler M, Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Munguambe K, Payne BA. How Gender Influenced the Experience of Using a mHealth Intervention in Rural Mozambique: Secondary Qualitative Analysis of Community Health Worker Survey Data. Front Glob Womens Health 2022; 3:661000. [PMID: 35284909 PMCID: PMC8907823 DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.661000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The mixed-gender community health worker (CHW) program in Mozambique is a window into the different experiences that male and female CHWs may face in their work. The objective of this study is to investigate how gender influenced the experiences of community health workers using the PIERS on the Move (POM) mHealth app in Mozambique. Methods This is a secondary analysis by gender of health care workers involved in the Mozambique Community Level Intervention for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) cluster randomized trial (NCT01911494). A structured survey with 10 open-ended questions was used to elicit CHW experiences using the POM app. Data collection took place in 2017 after completion of the CLIP trial. This analysis examined emergent themes to consider how experiences may have been shaped by health worker gender. Results Of the 43 CHWs who used the POM app, there were 31 (72%) women and 12 (28%) men. Gender differences emerged in descriptions of how using POM increased their value and respect by pregnant women and community members. Fifty-eight percent of female CHWs (18/31) said that POM positively influenced their status in the community in comparison to 33% of their male counterparts (4/12). While the small sample sizes, particularly of male CHWs who used POM, preclude conclusions, these findings were supported by qualitative results. Female CHWs tended to elaborate more about community perceptions of their increased value and status as health care providers than male CHWs. Conclusion CHWs work within existing gender norms. While gender norms are perceived to support the comfort of women to speak to another woman about their maternal and child health issues, gender norms also work against female CHWs as their professionalism may be questioned more than for their male counterparts. CHW's narratives suggested that the mHealth intervention was valued beyond the technology itself because it also added symbolic clinical value and demonstrated a tangible investment in their professional capacities, which may have been especially appreciated by the female CHWs.
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- Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Beth A. Payne
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Amosse F, Boene H, Kinshella MLW, Drebit S, Sharma S, Makanga PT, Valá A, Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Vidler M, Sevene E, Munguambe K. Implementation of a Community Transport Strategy to Reduce Delays in Seeking Obstetric Care in Rural Mozambique. GLOBAL HEALTH: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2021; 9:S122-S136. [PMID: 33727325 PMCID: PMC7971369 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Encouraging local transport programs and transport infrastructure in poorly-resourced communities can help improve community access and strengthen engagement with health systems. Mobilizing community resources and leadership to implement a community-based transport scheme in rural Mozambique to support referrals to health facilities can help improve maternal and child health outcomes. Introduction: Delays due to long distances to health facilities, poor road infrastructure, and lack of affordable transport options contribute to the burden of maternal deaths in Mozambique. This study aimed to assess the implementation and uptake of an innovative community-based transport program to improve access to emergency obstetric care in southern Mozambique. Methods: From April 2016 to February 2017, a community transport strategy was implemented as part of the Community Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia Trial. The study aimed to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity by 20% in intervention clusters in Maputo and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique, by involving community health workers in the identification and referral of pregnant and puerperal women at risk. Based on a community-based participatory needs assessment, the transport program was implemented with the trial. Demographics, conditions requiring transportation, means of transport used, route, and outcomes were collected during implementation. Data were entered into a REDCap database. Results: Fifty-seven neighborhoods contributed to the needs assessment; of those, 13 (23%) implemented the transport program. Neighborhoods were selected based on their expression of interest and ability to contribute financially to the program (US$0.33 per family per month). In each selected neighborhood, a community management committee was created, training in small-scale financial management was conducted, and monitoring tools were provided. Twenty people from 9 neighborhoods benefited from the transport program, 70% were pregnant and postpartum women. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that it was feasible to implement a community-based transport program with no external input of vehicles, fuel, personnel, and maintenance. However, high cost and a lack of acceptable transport options in some communities continue to impede access to obstetric health care services and the ability for timely follow-up. When strengthening capacities of community health workers to promptly assist and refer emergency cases, it is crucial to encourage local transport programs and transportation infrastructure among minimally resourced communities to support access and engagement with health systems.
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Place Alert Labs, Surveying, and Geomatics Department, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
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- School of Life Course Sciences, King's Collage London, Strand, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique.,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique. .,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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Dube YP, Nyapwere N, Magee LA, Vidler M, Moore SE, Barratt B, Craik R, von Dadelszen P, Makanga PT. Interactions between the Physical and Social Environments with Adverse Pregnancy Events Related to Placental Disorders-A Scoping Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E5421. [PMID: 32731379 PMCID: PMC7432342 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Due to different social and physical environments across Africa, understanding how these environments differ in interacting with placental disorders will play an important role in developing effective interventions. METHODS A scoping review was conducted, to identify current knowledge on interactions between the physical and social environment and the incidence of placental disease in Africa. RESULTS Heavy metals were said to be harmful when environmental concentrations are beyond critical limits. Education level, maternal age, attendance of antenatal care and parity were the most investigated social determinants. CONCLUSIONS More evidence is needed to determine the relationships between the environment and placental function in Africa. The results show that understanding the nature of the relationship between social determinants of health (SDH) and placental health outcomes plays a pivotal role in understanding the risk in the heterogenous communities in Africa.
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- Yolisa Prudence Dube
- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe; (N.N.); (P.T.M.)
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- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe; (N.N.); (P.T.M.)
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK; (L.A.M.); (S.E.M.); (R.C.); (P.v.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Suite 930, 1125 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K8, Canada;
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK; (L.A.M.); (S.E.M.); (R.C.); (P.v.D.)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit, LSHTM Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara P. O. Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Environmental Research Group, MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK;
- NIHR HPRU in Environmental Exposures and Health, Imperial College London, Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK; (L.A.M.); (S.E.M.); (R.C.); (P.v.D.)
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK; (L.A.M.); (S.E.M.); (R.C.); (P.v.D.)
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- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe; (N.N.); (P.T.M.)
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Magee LA, Strang A, Li L, Tu D, Tumtaweetikul W, Craik R, Daniele M, Etyang AK, D’Alessandro U, Ogochukwu O, Roca A, Sevene E, Chin P, Tchavana C, Temmerman M, von Dadelszen P. The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) database: open-access data collection in maternal and newborn health. Reprod Health 2020; 17:50. [PMID: 32354365 PMCID: PMC7191679 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-0873-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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In less-resourced settings, adverse pregnancy outcome rates are unacceptably high. To effect improvement, we need accurate epidemiological data about rates of death and morbidity, as well as social determinants of health and processes of care, and from each country (or region) to contextualise strategies. The PRECISE database is a unique core infrastructure of a generic, unified data collection platform. It is built on previous work in data harmonisation, outcome and data field standardisation, open-access software (District Health Information System 2 and the Baobab Laboratory Information Management System), and clinical research networks. The database contains globally-recommended indicators included in Health Management Information System recording and reporting forms. It comprises key outcomes (maternal and perinatal death), life-saving interventions (Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing, blood pressure measurement, iron therapy, uterotonic use after delivery, postpartum maternal assessment within 48 h of birth, and newborn resuscitation, immediate skin-to-skin contact, and immediate drying), and an additional 17 core administrative variables for the mother and babies. In addition, the database has a suite of additional modules for 'deep phenotyping' based on established tools. These include social determinants of health (including socioeconomic status, nutrition and the environment), maternal co-morbidities, mental health, violence against women and health systems. The database has the potential to enable future high-quality epidemiological research integrated with clinical care and discovery bioscience.
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- Laura A. Magee
- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Becket House, Room BH.05.11, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Becket House, Room BH.05.11, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU UK
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Becket House, Room BH.05.11, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Becket House, Room BH.05.11, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU UK
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- Centre of Excellence in Women & Child Health, East Africa, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- Department of Physiological Science, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Mozambique
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- Centre of Excellence in Women & Child Health, East Africa, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Becket House, Room BH.05.11, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU UK
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Daniele MAS, Martinez-Alvarez M, Etyang AK, Vidler M, Salisbury T, Makanga PT, Musitia P, Flint-O'Kane M, Brown TW, Diallo BA, Boene H, Stones W, von Dadelszen P, Magee LA, Sandall J. The contribution of qualitative research within the PRECISE study in sub-Saharan Africa. Reprod Health 2020; 17:58. [PMID: 32354359 PMCID: PMC7191675 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-0875-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The PRECISE Network is a cohort study established to investigate hypertension, fetal growth restriction and stillbirth (described as "placental disorders") in Kenya, Mozambique and The Gambia. Several pregnancy or birth cohorts have been set up in low- and middle-income countries, focussed on maternal and child health. Qualitative research methods are sometimes used alongside quantitative data collection from these cohorts. Researchers affiliated with PRECISE are also planning to use qualitative methods, from the perspective of multiple subject areas. This paper provides an overview of the different ways in which qualitative research methods can contribute to achieving PRECISE's objectives, and discusses the combination of qualitative methods with quantitative cohort studies more generally.We present planned qualitative work in six subject areas (health systems, health geography, mental health, community engagement, the implementation of the TraCer tool, and respectful maternity care). Based on these plans, with reference to other cohort studies on maternal and child health, and in the context of the methodological literature on mixed methods approaches, we find that qualitative work may have several different functions in relation to cohort studies, including informing the quantitative data collection or interpretation. Researchers may also conduct qualitative work in pursuit of a complementary research agenda. The degree to which integration between qualitative and quantitative methods will be sought and achieved within PRECISE remains to be seen. Overall, we conclude that the synergies resulting from the combination of cohort studies with qualitative research are an asset to the field of maternal and child health.
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- Marina A S Daniele
- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, UK
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- Medical Research Council Unit in The Gambia, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, East Africa, Aga Khan University in East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Health Service & Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
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- Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, East Africa, Aga Khan University in East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, UK
- MARCH Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- MARCH Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Unit in The Gambia, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo Province, Mozambique
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- Department of Public Health and Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, UK
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 5th Floor, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EU, UK.
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