Abstract：
Birth cohort studies across the world have yielded information that has been used to inform policy and programme decisions that have improved the health and well-being of populations. A few such studies have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries due to funding, methodological and other challenges. This paper briefly reviews the methods of comprehensive birth cohort studies with extensive follow-up of participants through the life course conducted in low- and middle-income countries. It then reviews the first Jamaican birth cohort study of 1986 and discusses the methodological advances in implementing JA KIDS, the second Jamaican birth cohort study conducted in 2011. The aims and methods of JA KIDS are described in detail.
摘要：
世界各地的出生队列研究产生的信息已用于为改善人口健康和福祉的政策和方案决策提供信息。由于资金，在低收入和中等收入国家进行了一些此类研究，方法和其他挑战。本文简要回顾了综合出生队列研究的方法，并通过在低收入和中等收入国家进行的生命历程对参与者进行了广泛的随访。然后回顾了1986年的第一个牙买加出生队列研究，并讨论了实施JAKIDS的方法进展，2011年进行的第二次牙买加出生队列研究。详细介绍了JAKIDS的目标和方法。
