Author:
Daniele Marina A. S., ,Martinez-Alvarez Melisa,Etyang Angela Koech,Vidler Marianne,Salisbury Tatiana,Makanga Prestige Tatenda,Musitia Peris,Flint-O’Kane Meriel,Brown Tanya Wells,Diallo Brahima Amara,Boene Helena,Stones William,von Dadelszen Peter,Magee Laura A.,Sandall Jane
Abstract
AbstractThe 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.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology,Reproductive Medicine
Reference60 articles.
1. Lawlor DA, Andersen A-MN, Batty GD. Birth cohort studies: past, present and future. Int J Epidemiol. 2009;38(4):897–902.
2. Batty G, Victora C, Lawlor D, Mishra G. Family-based life course studies in low- and middle-income countries. Family Matters: Designing, Analysing and Understanding Family-based Studies in Life Course Epidemiology. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2009. p. 129–50.
3. Campbell A, Rudan I. Systematic review of birth cohort studies in Africa. J Glob Health. 2011;1(1):46–58.
4. Bose CL, Bauserman M, Goldenberg RL, Goudar SS, McClure EM, Pasha O, et al. The Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: a multi-national, community-based registry of pregnancy outcomes. Reprod Health. 2015;12(Suppl 2):S1.
5. McClure EM, Saleem S, Goudar SS, Moore JL, Garces A, Esamai F, et al. Stillbirth rates in low-middle income countries 2010–2013: a population-based, multi-country study from the Global Network. Reprod Health. 2015;12(Suppl 2):S7.
Cited by
5 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献