Cohort profile: The Aboriginal Families Study - a prospective cohort of Aboriginal children and their mothers and caregivers in South Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Aboriginal Families Study is a prospective, intergenerational cohort study with well-established Aboriginal governance arrangements and community partnerships to support all research processes including data collection, interpretation and knowledge translation.

Participants

344 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children born in South Australia between July 2011 and June 2013 and their mothers and other primary caregivers. Two waves of survey data collection have been undertaken: early in the first year postpartum and when the study children were aged 5-8 years. Children participated in direct developmental assessments of their cognitive, speech and language development at 5-8 years of age. Social and cultural determinants of health and well-being have been as

SUBMITTER: Glover K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344498 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature