Longitudinal research designs and utility in the Asian and Pacific region

Abstract

The experience of the Asian and Pa cific region shows a great di versity in lon gi tu di nal re search de signs, the find ings of which are ben e fit ing the un der stand ing of health and de mo graphic trans for ma tions and con trib ut ing to more ef fec tive pol i cies, programmes and ser vices.

Designing and collecting data for a longitudinal study: the Sleman Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS)

“…Longitudinal data are fundamental to understanding cause-and-effect relationships, demographic transitions, and epidemiologic and health transitions at various levels of analysis (i.e. individual, household and community levels) [5].…”

An Aboriginal woman’s historical and philosophical enquiry to identify the outcomes of prenatal alcohol exposure and early life trauma in Indigenous children who live in Aboriginal communities in Queensland

“…The key to qualitative research, therefore, is to understand the context in which decisions, actions and events occur (Yoddumnern-Attig et al, 1993). A valuable indicator in actualising the role of culture is that all research data must be interpreted in its particular context.…”

“…They readily cooperated in identifying beliefs, attitudes, behaviours and opinions from the community. The techniques used were unstructured open-ended interviewing suggested by the following authors (Yoddumnern-Attig et al, 1993).…”