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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Profile: The Karonga health and demographic surveillance system
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 41, No. 3, Article dys088, Year 2012
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Description
The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Karonga HDSS) in northern Malawi currently has a population of more than 35 000 individuals under continuous demographic surveillance since completion of a baseline census (2002-2004). The surveillance system collects data on vital events and migration for individuals and for households. It also provides data on cause-specific mortality obtained by verbal autopsy for all age groups, and estimates rates of disease for specific presentations via linkage to clinical facility data. The Karonga HDSS provides a structure for surveys of socio-economic status, HIV sero-prevalence and incidence, sexual behaviour, fertility intentions and a sampling frame for other studies, as well as evaluating the impact of interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy and vaccination programmes. Uniquely, it relies on a network of village informants to report vital events and household moves, and furthermore is linked to an archive of biological samples and data from population surveys and other studies dating back three decades. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Crampin, Amelia Catharine
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Dube, Albert
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Mboma, Sebastian M.
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Price, Alison J.
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Chihana, Menard
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Jahn, Andreas
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Baschieri, Angela
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Molesworth, Anna M.
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Mwaiyeghele, Elenaus
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Branson, Keith
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Floyd, Sian
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McGrath, Nuala M.
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Fine, Paul E.M.
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French, N.
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Glynn, Judith R.
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Zaba, Basia W.
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Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/ije/dys088
ISSN:
03005771
e-ISSN:
14643685
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Malawi