Cross River Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (CRHDSS)
CRHDSS collects data on all households in two urban and rural demographic surveillance areas (DSAs) in southern Cross River state in southern Nigeria. The urban DSA is located in Calabar Municipality, the capital of Cross River and the rural DSA is located in the Edet Nsa, Eneyo South, Ikot Eyo, and Ikot Nakanda wards of the Akpabuyo Local Government Area. Eligible participants are residents in households within the urban or rural DSA, regardless of age. In 2017, CRHDSS included over 33,000 participants in 8,508 households. As of 2018, the study includes over 37,000 participants in 9,452 households.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
37,808 (participants as of 2018)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The total population of Edet Nsa, Eneyo South, Ikot Eyo, and Ikot Nakanda wards of the Akpabuyo Local Government Area and the Ikot Ansa and Ikot Ishie of Calabar Municipality.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2012
Primary Institutions
University of Calabar
Profile paper DOI
Funders
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (Centre de recherches pour le développement international, CRDI)
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)
University of Calabar
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
