Ifakara HDSS
Overview
About this cohort
The Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) was established in October 1998 to evaluate the impact on burden of disease of health system reforms based on locally generated data, prioritization, resource allocation and planning for essential health interventions. The Rufiji HDSS collects detailed information on health and survival and provides a framework for population-based health research of relevance to local and national health priorities. In December 2016 the population under surveillance was about 105 503 people, residing in 19,000 households. Monitoring of households and members within households is undertaken in regular 6-month cycles known as 'rounds'. Self-reported information is collected on demographic, household, socioeconomic and geographical characteristics. Verbal autopsy is conducted using standardized questionnaires, to determine probable causes of death. In conjunction with core HDSS activities, the ongoing studies in Rufiji HDSS focus on maternal and new-born health, evaluation of safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) exposure in early pregnancy and the clinical safety of a fixed dose of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PQP) in the community. Findings of studies conducted in Rufiji HDSS can be accessed at www.ihi.or.tz/IHI-Digital-Library.
Profile information is generated from APCC cohort source data and may require custodian validation.
Key facts
At a glance
- Countries
- Tanzania
- Cohort type
- HDSS
- Membership
- Legacy Member
- Cohort size
- 105,503
- Year started
- To be confirmed
- Setting
- To be confirmed
- Age group
- To be confirmed
- Population coverage
- To be confirmed
- Lead institution
- Ifakara Health Institute
- Data-sharing
- To be confirmed
Population
Study population
- Cohort size
- 105,503
- Age group
- To be confirmed
- Population coverage
- To be confirmed
- Setting
- To be confirmed
- District / location
- To be confirmed
Research
Research themes
Governance
Institutions & funders
- Lead institution(s)
- Ifakara Health Institute
- Maintenance funders
- Funding and sustainability information to be confirmed.
- Custodian contact
- Contact available through APCC Secretariat.
Data
Data access & sharing
Data access and sharing arrangements should be confirmed with APCC or the relevant cohort custodian before use.
Location
Location
Coordinates are indicative, drawn from the supplementary dataset.
Outputs
Publications & research outputs
Publication linkage is planned as part of future APCC research visibility integration. No publication list is displayed from this source package yet.
Data quality
Validation & readiness
Custodian validation status: requires custodian validation.
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Custodians & APCC representatives
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