Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood

Purpose To provide details of a pooled data set that will be used to estimate absolute and relative mortality risks and other outcomes among children less than 59 months of age and the predictive performance of common risk exposures, both individually and in combination. Participants Children from...

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Main Authors: Schwinger, Catherine, Kaldenbach, Siri, Berkley, James A, Walson, Judd L, Argaw, Alemayehu, Chowdhury, Ranadip, Strand, Tor A., Rollins, Nigel, WHO Risk Stratification Working Group, Becquey, Elodie, Huybregts, Lieven, Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.
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Language:Inglés
Published: BMJ 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169874
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author Schwinger, Catherine
Kaldenbach, Siri
Berkley, James A
Walson, Judd L
Argaw, Alemayehu
Chowdhury, Ranadip
Strand, Tor A.
Rollins, Nigel
WHO Risk Stratification Working Group
Becquey, Elodie
Huybregts, Lieven
Leroy, Jef L.
Olney, Deanna K.
Ruel, Marie T.
author_browse Argaw, Alemayehu
Becquey, Elodie
Berkley, James A
Chowdhury, Ranadip
Huybregts, Lieven
Kaldenbach, Siri
Leroy, Jef L.
Olney, Deanna K.
Rollins, Nigel
Ruel, Marie T.
Schwinger, Catherine
Strand, Tor A.
WHO Risk Stratification Working Group
Walson, Judd L
author_facet Schwinger, Catherine
Kaldenbach, Siri
Berkley, James A
Walson, Judd L
Argaw, Alemayehu
Chowdhury, Ranadip
Strand, Tor A.
Rollins, Nigel
WHO Risk Stratification Working Group
Becquey, Elodie
Huybregts, Lieven
Leroy, Jef L.
Olney, Deanna K.
Ruel, Marie T.
author_sort Schwinger, Catherine
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description Purpose To provide details of a pooled data set that will be used to estimate absolute and relative mortality risks and other outcomes among children less than 59 months of age and the predictive performance of common risk exposures, both individually and in combination. Participants Children from birth to 5 years of age recruited at health facilities or community settings into 33 longitudinal observational or intervention studies in 17 low- and middle-income countries. Findings to date The data set includes 75 287 children with a median age of 3 months (IQR 1–12) at first measurement. In the pooled sample, 2805 (3.7%) of the study children died. Data on birth weight was recorded in 19 studies, and gestational age in 13 studies. Among these, 14% of the included children were reported as having low birth weight, and 14% had preterm birth. At first measurement, 33% of the children were stunted, 24% were wasted and 35% underweight. 13% and 7% of caregivers reported that their child had acute diarrhoea or acute lower respiratory tract infection before the study visit, respectively. The proportion of children reported as breastfed at any study visit decreased from 99% at age <6 months to 77% in the age group 12–23 months. Child characteristics differed considerably between studies in the community and healthcare settings. The median study period was 15 months (IQR 7.6–18.4 months). Future plans Planned analyses will examine knowledge gaps with the aim of informing global guidelines and their derivatives such as clinical management tools and implementation guidance, and to inform future research agendas. We aim to estimate absolute mortality risks associated with child age, anthropometry, birth characteristics and feeding practices as planned by the WHO-Risk Stratification Working Group. In the future, other data sets may be added and further questions on survival and growth will be investigated.
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spelling CGSpace1698742025-10-26T13:02:11Z Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood Schwinger, Catherine Kaldenbach, Siri Berkley, James A Walson, Judd L Argaw, Alemayehu Chowdhury, Ranadip Strand, Tor A. Rollins, Nigel WHO Risk Stratification Working Group Becquey, Elodie Huybregts, Lieven Leroy, Jef L. Olney, Deanna K. Ruel, Marie T. child health mortality child stunting child wasting Purpose To provide details of a pooled data set that will be used to estimate absolute and relative mortality risks and other outcomes among children less than 59 months of age and the predictive performance of common risk exposures, both individually and in combination. Participants Children from birth to 5 years of age recruited at health facilities or community settings into 33 longitudinal observational or intervention studies in 17 low- and middle-income countries. Findings to date The data set includes 75 287 children with a median age of 3 months (IQR 1–12) at first measurement. In the pooled sample, 2805 (3.7%) of the study children died. Data on birth weight was recorded in 19 studies, and gestational age in 13 studies. Among these, 14% of the included children were reported as having low birth weight, and 14% had preterm birth. At first measurement, 33% of the children were stunted, 24% were wasted and 35% underweight. 13% and 7% of caregivers reported that their child had acute diarrhoea or acute lower respiratory tract infection before the study visit, respectively. The proportion of children reported as breastfed at any study visit decreased from 99% at age <6 months to 77% in the age group 12–23 months. Child characteristics differed considerably between studies in the community and healthcare settings. The median study period was 15 months (IQR 7.6–18.4 months). Future plans Planned analyses will examine knowledge gaps with the aim of informing global guidelines and their derivatives such as clinical management tools and implementation guidance, and to inform future research agendas. We aim to estimate absolute mortality risks associated with child age, anthropometry, birth characteristics and feeding practices as planned by the WHO-Risk Stratification Working Group. In the future, other data sets may be added and further questions on survival and growth will be investigated. 2024-11 2025-01-24T19:56:38Z 2025-01-24T19:56:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169874 en Open Access BMJ Schwinger, Catherine; Kaldenbach, Siri; Berkley, James A.; Walson, Judd L.; Argaw, Alemayehu; et al. 2024. Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood. BMJ Open 14(11): e085164. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085164
spellingShingle child health
mortality
child stunting
child wasting
Schwinger, Catherine
Kaldenbach, Siri
Berkley, James A
Walson, Judd L
Argaw, Alemayehu
Chowdhury, Ranadip
Strand, Tor A.
Rollins, Nigel
WHO Risk Stratification Working Group
Becquey, Elodie
Huybregts, Lieven
Leroy, Jef L.
Olney, Deanna K.
Ruel, Marie T.
Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title_full Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title_fullStr Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title_full_unstemmed Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title_short Cohort profile: The WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
title_sort cohort profile the who child mortality risk stratification multi country pooled cohort who cmrs to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
topic child health
mortality
child stunting
child wasting
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169874
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