Soweto-Thembelihle HDSS
Overview
About this cohort
The Soweto and Thembelihle Health and Demographic Surveillance System (SaT HDSS) cohort is situated in South Africa, specifically within the Soweto township and the Thembelihle informal settlement. The cohort was originally established as part of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) programme. The study focuses primarily on childhood mortality surveillance and the definitive determination of causes of death within a peri-urban environment. The study also has interests in mental health and non-communicable diseases. The cohort follows a population of approximately 120,000 individuals. Further details are available at https://wits-vida.org/.
Profile information is generated from APCC cohort source data and may require custodian validation.
Key facts
At a glance
- Countries
- South Africa
- Cohort type
- HDSS
- Membership
- Legacy Member
- Cohort size
- 124,169
- Year started
- To be confirmed
- Setting
- To be confirmed
- Age group
- To be confirmed
- Population coverage
- To be confirmed
- Lead institution
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Data-sharing
- To be confirmed
Population
Study population
- Cohort size
- 124,169
- 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)
- University of the Witwatersrand
- 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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