Agreement and discordance of parents' and teachers' reports of behavioural problems among Pacific children living in New Zealand.

Research suggests that ratings of child psychopathology by parents and teachers are generally not highly correlated. We examined the agreement and discordance between the child behaviour ratings of parents and teachers of a cohort of 6-year-old Pacific children living in New Zealand, based on scores from the Child Behaviour Checklist and the Teacher Report Form. Mother's reports were obtained for 1019 children, of whom, 602 also had father's reports and 559 had teacher's reports.

Impact of current and past intimate partner violence on maternal mental health and behaviour at 2 years after childbirth: evidence from the Pacific Islands Families Study.

Objective: The present study examined the association between maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) at 6 weeks and 24 months postpartum and maternal health problems in a cohort of Pacific families with 2-year-old children in New Zealand.

Methods: Data were gathered from the Pacific Islands Families Study. Mothers of a cohort of Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when the children were 6 weeks and 24 months of age.

Do perceptions of neighbourhood problems contribute to maternal health?: findings from the Pacific Islands Families study.

Research suggests that physical and social aspects of the neighbourhood have a bearing on our well-being. As part of the Pacific Islands Families Study, this study examined maternal perceptions and socio-demographic determinants of neighbourhood problems and their association with mental health. The main problems reported centred on noise, pollution and safety matters.

Pacific Islands families study: intimate partner violence and postnatal depression.

Aim: The present study examined the association between maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) and postnatal depression (PND) 6 weeks after giving birth.

Study Design: Data were gathered from the Pacific Islands Families Study. Mothers of a cohort of Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed 6 weeks after giving birth.

Maternal intimate partner violence and behavioural problems among Pacific children living in New Zealand.

Aims: To examine (1) the association between maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimisation and behavioural problems among two- and four-year-old Pacific children, and (2) the socio-demographic and parenting factors that may impact on this association.

Design: Mothers of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) cohort of Pacific infants born in New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when the children were two and four years of age. This data set was based on mothers who were cohabiting in married or de-facto partnerships (N = 920) and who completed measures of IPV at the two-year assessment point and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) at the two-or four-year assessment points.

Intimate partner violence and unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific Islands Families Study.

Objective: To examine the association between maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and unplanned pregnancy.

Method: Mothers of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study cohort of Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when the children were 6 weeks old. A total of 1088 mothers cohabiting in married or de-facto partnerships were questioned about IPV and whether their pregnancy had been planned.

Maternal mental health and child behaviour problems at 2 years: findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study.

Objective: The present study investigated associations between the timing and persistence of maternal psychological disorder and child behaviour problems in a cohort of Pacific 2-year-old children in New Zealand.

Method: Mothers of a cohort of 1,398 Pacific infants born in South Auckland, New Zealand were interviewed when their children were 6 weeks, 12 and 24 months of age. Within the context of a wider interview, data regarding maternal mental health were obtained at these times and maternal reports of child behaviour were gathered when the children were 2 years old.

Pacific Islands Families Study: behavioral problems among two-year-old Pacific children living in New Zealand.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine (1) the prevalence of behavioral problems among two-year-old Pacific children living in New Zealand, (2) ethnic differences in behavioral problems, and (3) relationships between maternal and socio-demographic variables and problem child behavior.

Methods: Data were gathered from the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study. Mothers of a cohort of 1398 Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when the children were two years of age.

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and behaviour problems in a birth cohort of 2-year-old Pacific children in New Zealand.

Aim: The present study investigated associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and child behaviour problems in a cohort of Pacific Islands two-year-old children in New Zealand.

Study Design: Data were gathered as part of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study. Mothers of a cohort of 1398 Pacific infants born in South Auckland, New Zealand were interviewed when their children were six-weeks, 12 and 24 months of age.

Indices and perception of crowding in Pacific households domicile within Auckland, New Zealand: findings from the Pacific Islands Families Study.

Aims: Pacific peoples (mostly of Samoan, Tongan, Niuean, or Cook Islands origin) have a higher proportion of reported household crowding than any other ethnic group in New Zealand. However, there are multiple ways crowding can be measured. This paper reports the prevalence and concordance of Pacific peoples' own perception of household crowding together with three commonly employed indices, the American Crowding Index (ACI), Canadian National Occupancy Standard (CNOS), and Equivalised Crowding Index (ECI).

Risk factors for preterm and small-for-gestational-age babies: a cohort from the Pacific Islands Families Study.

Aim: To explore risk factors that are associated with preterm birth and full-term small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth for a Pacific population.

Methods: Data were gathered from the Pacific Islands Families Study. Mothers of a cohort of 1398 Pacific infants born in South Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when their infants were 6 weeks old.

Exclusive and any breast-feeding rates of Pacific infants in Auckland: data from the Pacific Islands Families First Two Years of Life Study.

Objectives: To present current breast-feeding rates for Pacific infants resident in New Zealand. Reasons for the introduction of complementary liquid foods were also explored.

Design: A longitudinal study using hospital discharge summary records and maternal home interviews undertaken at 6 weeks, 12 and 24 months postpartum.

Maternal smoking: risks related to maternal asthma and reduced birth weight in a Pacific Island birth cohort in New Zealand.

Aims: This study investigated associations between smoking and maternal asthma and two indicators of pregnancy outcome: birth weight and preterm delivery.

Methods: Data were gathered as part of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study. Mothers of a cohort of 1398 Pacific infants born in South Auckland, New Zealand during 2000 were interviewed when their infants were 6 weeks old.

Immunisation of a cohort Pacific children living in New Zealand over the first 2 years of life.

Pacific children have had consistently evidenced low rates for routine childhood immunisations. Using the Pacific Islands Families: First 2 Years of Life cohort study, we investigated the immunisation rate of Pacific infants residing in New Zealand at 24-months postpartum. Full immunisation was reported for 89% of infants, substantially increased from the 53% found in the 1992 national survey and closer to the New Zealand Ministry of Health's target of 95%.

Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life Study--design and methodology.

Aims: Knowledge about the health, psychosocial, and behavioural characteristics of Pacific peoples with young children resident in New Zealand is limited. The Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life (PIF) Study was designed to redress this knowledge gap. This paper describes the design and methodology of the PIF Study.

Health problems among six-week old Pacific infants living in New Zealand.

Background: The purpose of this paper is to describe maternal reports of various health problems experienced by their Pacific infants in the first six weeks of their lives and to examine the infant, maternal and socio-demographic factors associated with infant health problems.

Material/methods: The data were gathered as part of the Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life (PIF) Study in which mothers in the cohort (n=1376) were interviewed about the health problems experienced by their infants (n=1398) in the first six weeks of life.

Results: Fifty-five percent of mothers reported that their infant had experienced minor health problems, and 15.

Factors affecting antenatal care attendance by mothers of Pacific infants living in New Zealand.

Aims: To describe antenatal care attendance by mothers of Pacific infants recently delivered at Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland and to examine the demographic and psychosocial factors associated with late initiation of care and inadequate attendance.

Methods: The data were gathered as part of the Pacific Islands Families: First Two Years of Life (PIF) Study in which 1365 birth mothers in the cohort (n=1376) were interviewed when their infants were six weeks old about their antenatal care attendance.

Results: Almost all (99.