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Dale-Wonsho Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Dale-Wonsho HDSS )
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The Dale-Wonsho HDSS aims to track health and demographic changes over time to support better health policies. Based in the Dale and Wonsho districts of southern Ethiopia, the study began in 2017 and initially included 69,021 participants across 13,965 households. Follow-ups occur biannually to monitor various health and demographic outcomes.

Study design
Cohort - open, Household panel, Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

69,021 (participants)

Recruitment is ongoing

Age at first data collection

Varied (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Households and household members
Dataset details

Country

Ethiopia

Year of first data collection

2017

Primary Institutions

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) (Research, Ethiopia)

Hawassa University (Academic, Ethiopia)

Links

hu.edu.et/index.php/center-of-excellence/hdss-research-center

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae018

Funders

Hawassa University (Academic, Ethiopia)

Ongoing?
Yes

Data types collected

qualitativeData
Quantitative data collection
  • Interview – face-to-face
Qualitative data collection
  • Interviews or focus groups
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Health and demographic surveillance site (HDSS)
    Households
    Migration
    Policy-making
    Population health
    Socioeconomics
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