Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System (DHDSS)
The DHDSS was established to monitor noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors on a population basis. The study site consists of the Dikgale suburb in South Africa, with over 8,000 participants enumerated at the end of 1995. All individuals whose permanent home is in the site are included in the surveillance. An annual census update round has been conducted since 1996, including data on life events, migrations, and household socioeconomic status. As of 2009, the DHDSS was enlarged into contiguous surrounding communities, with the study population growing to around 36,000 participants as of 2010.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
8,071 (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
Country
Year of first data collection
1995
Primary Institutions
University of Limpopo (Universiteit van Limpopo)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)
Free University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) Network
National Research Foundation
Norwegian Universities Committee for Development Research and Education (Nasjonalt Utvalg for Utviklingsrelatert Forskning og Utdanning, NUFU)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
