Profile: The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System
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The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Karonga HDSS) in northern Malawi currently has a population of more than 35 000 individuals under continuous demographic surveillance since completion of a baseline census (2002-2004). The surveillance system collects data on vital events and migration for individuals and for households. It also provides data on cause-specific mortality obtained by verbal autopsy for all age groups, and estimates rates of disease for specific presentations via linkage to clinical facility data. The Karonga HDSS provides a structure for surveys of socio-economic status, HIV sero-prevalence and incidence, sexual behaviour, fertility intentions and a sampling frame for other studies, as well as evaluating the impact of interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy and vaccination programmes. Uniquely, it relies on a network of village informants to report vital events and household moves, and furthermore is linked to an archive of biological samples and data from population surveys and other studies dating back three decades.
- University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
- Africa Health Research Institute South Africa
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom
- University of London United Kingdom
- Indepth Network Ghana
sub-Saharan Africa, Adult, Male, demography, Malawi, Adolescent, census, Health Status, Sexual Behavior, HIV Infections, cause of death, population dynamics, Prevalence, Humans, vital statistics, Child, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Health and Demographic Surveillance System Profiles, Incidence, HIV, Health Status Disparities, Middle Aged, mortality, Health Surveys, 300, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Child, Preschool, Population Surveillance, life expectancy, epidemiology, Female
sub-Saharan Africa, Adult, Male, demography, Malawi, Adolescent, census, Health Status, Sexual Behavior, HIV Infections, cause of death, population dynamics, Prevalence, Humans, vital statistics, Child, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Health and Demographic Surveillance System Profiles, Incidence, HIV, Health Status Disparities, Middle Aged, mortality, Health Surveys, 300, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Child, Preschool, Population Surveillance, life expectancy, epidemiology, Female
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