South Africa
The Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance System in the Bushbuckridge sub-district, northeast South Africa, lies adjacent to the Kruger Park and Mozambique. Population enrolment in 1992/3 was followed by annual in-person updates and, from 2017, three updates per year (following the SAPRIN¹ protocol) of one in-person visit to the household and two call centre-based interviews. Covering a population of some 118,000, response rates are well over 90%. Hosted by the SAMRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Centre (a WHO Collaborating Centre), School of Public Health, Wits University, the HDSS gathers longitudinal information on all vital events with a verbal autopsy on every death to establish a probable cause. The clinic-link system in each PHC facility in the study setting enables linkage of all HDSS individuals with their clinical records. With an emphasis on innovation and community engagement, the HDSS provides a platform for research elucidating causal pathways and testing interventions across the life course, including cardiovascular conditions, HIV/AIDS, mental health, sleep disorders, multimorbidity, migration and health, and natural resources. ¹SAPRIN: South African Population Research Infrastructure Network
This cohort follows a population of approximately 120000 participants across South Africa. Detailed population coverage is to be confirmed with the custodian.
Research themes to be confirmed.
Lead institution(s): University of the Witwatersrand
Funder information to be confirmed.
Data-sharing information to be confirmed with the cohort custodian.
Cohort contact: available through the APCC Secretariat.
SAPRIN
Custodian validation status: requires custodian validation
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