Profile: The Rusinga Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Western Kenya [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2016 The health and demographic surveillance system on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya, was initiated in 2012 to facilitate a malaria intervention trial: the SolarMal project. The project aims to eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island using the nationwide adopted strategy for malaria control (insecticide-treated bed nets and case management) augmented with ...
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Kasurdi health and demographic surveillance system: A profile and way forward
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Kasurdi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kasurdi HDSS) was established at Rural Health Training Center Kasurdi on February 16, 2018. Kasurdi HDSS has been established to increase the research potential of medical colleges and develop real-time
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The Addis Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Addis-HDSS): Context and Methods. [PDF]
Ethiop J Health SciBACKGROUND: Accurate population-based data is essential for evidence-based public health decision-making. Monitoring health events and evaluating interventions through a population-based platform enables timely decisions in rapidly growing urban areas. Such platforms are rare in African countries. This paper outlines the procedures for establishing the
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Journal of Pregnancy, 2019 Background. Early diagnosis of pregnancy, professional follow-up, and skilled delivery service are the main interventions that reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System--Western Kenya [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2012 The KEMRI/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in Rarieda, Siaya and Gem Districts (Siaya County), lying northeast of Lake Victoria in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. The KEMRI/CDC HDSS, with approximately 220 000 inhabitants, has been the foundation for a variety of studies ...
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The rationale for Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in urban populations in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Ethiop J Health SciEditorial
Berhane Y, Abdelmenan S, Work A.
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Cohort Profile: The Kaloleni/Rabai Community Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019 Why was the cohort set up?In many resource-constrained settings, availability of reli-able vital statistics and health information is limited bylack of proper system for civil registration and health infor-mation. This is further limited by the fact that
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Demographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana: baseline indicators from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2012 Background: The dearth of health and demographic data in sub-Saharan Africa from vital registration systems and its impact on effective planning for health and socio-economic development is widely documented.
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Age at First Marriage and Fertility Decline in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System Site, Northwest Ethiopia: Decomposition Analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Women's Health, 2021 Nega Alazbih,1 Assefa Hailemariam Kaya,2 Mezgebu Mengistu,3 Kassahun Gelaye4 1Department of Population Studies, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; 2Population Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Department of Health System and ...
Alazbih N, Kaya AH, Mengistu M, Gelaye K
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Health system reform and the role of field sites based upon demographic and health surveillance
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000 Field sites for demographic and health surveillance have made well-recognized contributions to the evaluation of new or untested interventions, largely through efficacy trials involving new technologies or the delivery of selected services, e.g. vaccines,
S.M Tollman, A.B Zwi
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