Revista Espanola de Salud Publica
Volume 91, 2017

PELFI project: Recruitment and sociodemographic characteristics of immigrant and autochthonous families from alicante and Barcelona city subcohorts [Proyecto pelfi: Reclutamiento y características sociodemográficas de las familias inmigradas y autóctonas de las subcohortes de alicante y Barcelona] (Article)

Cayuela-Mateo A.* , Martínez-Martínez J.M. , Serret L.F. , Felt E. , Barbarà J.C. , Sanchez F.C. , Ronda-Pérez E.
  • a Área de Medicina Preventiva Y Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
  • b Servicio de Investigación Y Análisis IT/EP, MC Mutual, Barcelona, Spain
  • c Centre D'Estudi Epidemiològics Sobre les its I Sida de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Subprograma Salud e Inmigración, CIBERESP, Spain
  • d Servicio de Psiquiatría. Hospital Universitario Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • e Centre D'Estudi Epidemiològics Sobre les its I Sida de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Subprograma Salud e Inmigración, CIBERESP, Spain, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain, Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
  • f Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Departamento de Psiquiatría Y Medicina Legal, UAB, Barcelona, Spain, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
  • g Área de Medicina Preventiva Y Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, Subprograma Salud e Inmigración, CIBERESP, Spain

Abstract

This study is a part of the multi-centre project "Platform of Longitudinal Studies of Immigrant Families (PELFI)" of the Immigration and Health Subprogram of the CIBER-ESP. It describes the field work and data collection of two sub-cohorts of immigrant and native families, and their main socio-demographic characteristics. Prospective observational cohort study in carried out in Barcelona and Alicante, Spain. The study population is a a non-probabilistic sample of 180 families of Colombian, Ecuadorian and Moroccan origin and 50 families of Spanish origin. We interviewed adults aged 18-65 years and adolescents aged 12-17 years in each family, through two questionnaires (adolescent/adult). The cooperation rate was 82.0% with an average recruitment rate of 1.3 families per day. In total, 250 families have been recruited, 82 from Ecuador, 82 from Colombia, 29 from Morocco and 57 from Spain. A total of 473 adults (59.8% women and 68.5% employed) were surveyed. Immigrant adults have an average of 13 years living in Spain. A total of 304 adolescents (53.9% female, 27.1% born in Spain but with immigrant parents) were surveyed. The combination of non-probabilistic techniques promoted access and improved recruitment speed. This study provides key information for the design and improvement of cohort studies with immigrant families.

Author Keywords

Spain Colombia Cohort studies Morocco Emigration and immigration Ecuador

Index Keywords

information processing prospective study immigrant clinical protocol Ecuador longitudinal study multicenter study clinical trial velocity Prospective Studies human middle aged Aged Colombia ethnology field work Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult school child migrant Humans Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics questionnaire major clinical study adult migration cohort analysis patient selection Clinical Protocols Morocco Child
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ISSN: 11355727
Cited by: 6
Original Language: Spanish