TY - SER AU - Paterson, Janis AU - Tukuitonga, Colin AU - Abbott, Max AU - Feehan, Michael AU - Silva, Phil AU - AU - Carter, Sarnia AU - Borrows, Jim AU - Williams, Maynard AU - Schluter, Phil AU - Cowley-Malcolm, Esther Tumama TI - Pacific Islands Families : : First Two Years of Life Study—design and methodology PY - 2006/// PB - New Zealand Medical Association, KW - CHILDREN KW - FATHERS KW - INFANTS KW - LONGITUDINAL STUDIES KW - MOTHERS KW - PACIFIC ISLANDS FAMILIES STUDY KW - PACIFIC PEOPLES KW - PASIFIKA KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - New Zealand Medical Journal, 2006, 119(1228): 63-80, 27 January 2006 N2 - This paper describes the design and methodology of the PIF Study. 1708 mothers were identified, 1657 were invited to participate, 1590 (96%) consented to a home visit; and, of these, 1,477 (93%) were eligible for the PIF study. Of those eligible, 1,376 (93%) participated at 6-weeks, 1224 (83%) participated at 12-months, and 1144 (77%) participated at 24-months. No important differential attrition was observed. Paternal interviews and child assessments were conducted on 825 fathers and 1241 infants at 12-months and on 757 fathers and 1064 children at 24-months. UR - https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e332a62c703f653182faf47/5e332a62c703f672502fc8db_Vol-119-No-1228-27-January-2006.pdf ER -