Results 41 to 50 of about 148,702 (248)

Profile: The Mbita Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2013
The Mbita Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Mbita HDSS), located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, was established in 2006. The main objective of the HDSS is to provide a platform for population-based research on relationships between diseases and socio-economic and environmental factors, and for the evaluation of disease control ...
Sheru, Wanyua, Morris, Ndemwa, Kensuke, Goto, Junichi, Tanaka, James, K'opiyo, Silas, Okumu, Paul, Diela, Satoshi, Kaneko, Mohamed, Karama, Yoshio, Ichinose, Masaaki, Shimada   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Electronic data collection in a multi-site population-based survey: EN-INDEPTH study

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Electronic data collection is increasingly used for household surveys, but factors influencing design and implementation have not been widely studied.
Sanne M. Thysen, Charlotte Tawiah, Hannah Blencowe, Grace Manu, Joseph Akuze, M. Moinuddin Haider, Nurul Alam, Temesgen Azemeraw Yitayew, Angela Baschieri, Gashaw A. Biks, Francis Dzabeng, Ane B. Fisker, Md. Ali Imam, Justiniano S. D. Martins, Davis Natukwatsa, Joy E. Lawn, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev, the Every Newborn-INDEPTH Study Collaborative Group   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profile: Nanoro Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2012
The Nanoro Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), located in the rural centre of Burkina Faso, was established in 2009 by the Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro with the aim of providing a core framework for clinical trials and also to support the Burkina Faso health authorities in generating epidemiological data that can contribute to the ...
Karim, Derra, Eli, Rouamba, Adama, Kazienga, Sayouba, Ouedraogo, Marc C, Tahita, Hermann, Sorgho, Innocent, Valea, Halidou, Tinto   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Ifakara Rural and Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Ifakara HDSS) [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2015
The Ifakara Rural HDSS (125,000 people) was set up in 1996 for a trial of the effectiveness of social marketing of bed nets on morbidity and mortality of children aged under 5 years, whereas the Ifakara Urban HDSS (45,000 people) since 2007 has provided demographic indicators for a typical small urban centre setting. Jointly they form the Ifakara HDSS (
Geubbels, Eveline, Amri, Shamte, Levira, Francis, Schellenberg, Joanna, Masanja, Honorati, Nathan, Rose   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Northern Nigeria (Nahuche HDSS) [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2014
The Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) study site, established in 2009 with 137 823 individuals is located in Zamfara State, north western Nigeria. North-West Nigeria is a region with one of the worst maternal and child health indicators in Nigeria.
Olatunji, Alabi, Henry V, Doctor, Abdulazeez, Jumare, Nasiru, Sahabi, Ahmad, Abdulwahab, Sally E, Findley, Sani D, Abubakar   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Burden of Malnutrition among Adults Residing in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS): A WHO STEPS Survey

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020
Background. Malnutrition is one of the main underlying risk factors for the deaths due to different diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with underweight and overweight among adults residing in Arba Minch ...
Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Adefris Chuka, Mekdes Kondale, Gistane Ayele, Mesfin Kote, Zerihun Zerdo, Behailu Merdekios, Tsegaye Tsala, Alazar Baharu, Gebresilasea Gendisha Ukke   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The social dimensions of community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp) is a key malaria prevention strategy in sub-Saharan African countries.
Khatia Munguambe, Charfudin Sacoor, Martin Meremikwu, Elaine Roman, Franco Pagnoni, Clara Menendez, Ogonna Nwankwo, Yara Alonso, Wade Lusengi, Manu F Manun’Ebo, Aimée M Rasoamananjaranahary, Noroharifetra Madison Rivontsoa, Estêvão Mucavele, Neusa Torres, Hope Okebalama, Ugo James Agbor, Cristina Enguita-Fernàndez   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +2 more sources

Profile: The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2012
The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS), located on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, was established in 2000 as a record of births, pregnancies, migration events and deaths and is maintained by 4-monthly household visits. The study area was selected to capture the majority of patients admitted to Kilifi District Hospital.
Scott, JAG, Bauni, E, Moisi, J, Ojal, J, Gatakaa, H, Nyundo, C, Molyneaux, CS, Kombe, F, Tsofa, B, Marsh, K, Peshu, N, Williams, TN   +23 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Ochola M, Kiwuwa-Muyingo S, Bhattacharjee T, Amadi D, Ng'etich M, Kadengye D, Owoko H, Igumba B, Greenfield J, Todd J, Kiragga A.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources