Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1967; Volume 36, Number 4, Year 1967, Pages 594-596: Factors Affecting the Oviposition of Aedes Aegypti

By G. Surtees

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 1967; Volume 36, Number 4, Year 1967, Pages 594-596: Factors Affecting the Oviposition of Aedes Aegypti
Author:	G. Surtees
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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1. Introduction Following the Moscow 1985 Consultation on long-term cohort studies for risk factor assessment, the WHO Regional Office for Europe held a second consulcation in ~ristol in the United Kingdom between 29 October and 1 November 1985, The Moscow consultation had bees attended by 11 temporary advisers who had experience of cohort studies in their own countries. As a result of that consultation, a draft outline of a design had been agreed. The aim of the consultation in Bristol was to develop some of rhe recommendations and ideas of the Moacow meeting and to discuss details of the protocol for longitudinal cohort studies. The Bristol meeting was attended by participants from Greece, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the USSR (listed in Annex 1). The Regional Office for Europe was represented by Dr A. Romensky. The consultation was opened by Dr A. Romensky, who conveyed to the group the greetings of the Regional Director for Europe, Dr J.E. Asvall. Participants were welcomed by Professor David Baum, Professor of Child Health at the University of Bristol. Dr Jean Golding, United Kingdom, was elected as Chairman, and Dr Mary Haslum, United Kingdom, as Rapporteur. Many European countries have expressed an interest in this investigation. The aim of the consultation therefore is to design a protocol suitable for use in any .a ny member country. 2. Aims of the study The Bristol meeting had, as a remit, the discussion of the detail of the cohort studies and did not address or challenge the major objectives that had been agreed at Moscow. These therefore, continue to be:

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CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Introduction.. 1 2 . Aims of the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 . Study design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 . Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 . Protocoldesign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 . Specific points concerning queationnaires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6.1 Impairment. diaabilicy and handicap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6.2 Psychosocial stress and maternal support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6.3 Maternal attitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6.C Chronic and acute disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6.5 Childhood temperament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6.6 Social and environmental factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .6.7 Medical history of mother and father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6.8 Drugsinpregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6.9 Health behaviour during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6.10 Obstetric factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 . Funding and publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 . Immediate priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 . me future consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Annex 1 ~ist of ~articipants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Annex 2 Working papers and published papers considered at the Bristol meeting . . . 10 Annex 3 Guide to the information to be collected: questionnaires for A. B . . . 12 and C