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Dabat, Gondar, Gorgora HDSS

Dabat, Gondar, Gorgora HDSS is a HDSS based in Ethiopia.

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Population: 121,974
Established: 2008
Unit of observation: Individual and household

Gondar and Gorgora · Ethiopia Cohort site Ethiopia

About the cohort

The Dabat Research Center (DRC), also known as the Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Dabat HDSS) site, was established in 1996. The HDSS site covers three geo-climatic zones (cold, temperate, and hot). During the first census in 1996, all households were numbered and information on all individuals living in these households was collected. The second census was conducted in February 2008.

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Since 2008, data on pregnancy observation and outcomes, death and cause of deaths using verbal autopsy method, in and out migrations, and marital status changes have been collected on a biannual basis. In 2014, another re-census was done aimed at reconciling the routine biannual population updates. In addition, three new Kebeles (one from urban areas and two from rural) were added to the Dabat HDSS Site.

In 2021, the Dabat HDSS site was expanded to Gondar and Gorgora HDSS sites, considering urban population dynamicity, ecological diversity, transboundary population movement, and water source (e. g. , Lake, Sea, and Dam) induced public health problems.

Dabat, Gondar, and Gorgora HDSS sites, collectively known as Dabat Research Center (DRC), aim to develop and evaluate a system for continuous registration of health and health-related and socioeconomic indicators through population-level longitudinal research.