Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS) - 2009

East Asia & Pacific
Philippines

The Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey is part of an ongoing study of a cohort of Filipino women who gave birth between May 1, 1983, and April 30, 1984. The CLHNS was originally conceptualized as a study of infant feeding patterns, the various factors affecting feeding decisions at each point in time, and how different feeding patterns affect the infant, mother, and household. The cohort of children born during that period, their mothers, other caretakers, and selected siblings have been followed through subsequent surveys. Research is now focused on the long-term effects of prenatal and early childhood nutrition and health on later adult outcomes, including education and work outcomes and development of chronic disease risk factors.

Study Website

Adolescents: Not available

Sex:

Females

Age Range:

15-19
20-24

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Longitudinal

Time Period: 2009; 2007; 2005; 2002; 1999; 1994; 1991-1992; 1983-1984

Areas Covered: 33 Barangays (barrios) in metropolitan Cebu

Investigators: Barry M. Popkin (University of North Carolina); Linda S. Adair (University of North Carolina)

Funders: National Institutes of Health (NIH); Nestle Coordinating Center for Nutrition Research; Wyeth International; Ford Foundation; U.S. National Academy of Science; WHO; USAID; Wellstart International; International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); Family Health International; Asian Development Bank; World Bank; Thrasher Research Fund; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Nestle Research Foundation; University of North Carolina (Carolina Population Center)

Series:

Not applicable

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics - Employment;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance, Learning;

Family/Household Structure;

Gender Attitudes/Beliefs - Gender role beliefs, Marriage attitudes;

Health Care Access and Utilization;

HIV/AIDS and STIs - Knowledge, Testing, Treatment;

Marriage;

Mental Health;

Migration and Mobility - Social Networks;

Physical Health - Nutrition, Self-reported health;

Reproductive Health - Family planning/contraception, Fertility, Sexual behavior;

Time Use;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;

Violence - Emotional/psychological violence, Physical violence, Sexual violence;