Dabat Research Center (DRC)
The DBC, also known as the Dabat HDSS, was established in 1996 within the Dabat district of northern Ethiopia. The Dabat HDSS site includes nine rural Kebeles (sub-districts) and four urban Kebeles covering over 21,000 households from three geo-climatic zones (cold, temperate and hot). After the baseline re-census of the Dabat site in 2008, each household has been visited and updated every six months to track events (death, birth, migration, and marital status changes) and update the population. In 2021, the Dabat HDSS was expanded to include sites in Gondar and Gorgora. As of 2024, the DRC collectively monitors 122,295 individuals: 77,898 in Dabat; 42,147 in Gondar; and 2,250 in Gorgora.
Study design
Household panel, Cohort - open, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
77,898 (Dabat HDSS participants as of 2024)
42,147 (Gondar HDSS participants as of 2024)
2,250 (Gorgora HDSS participants as of 2024)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (Dabat HDSS participants)
Varied (Gondar HDSS participants)
Varied (Gorgora HDSS participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (Dabat HDSS participants)
Varied (Gondar HDSS participants)
Varied (Gorgora HDSS participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1996 (Dabat HDSS)
2021 (Gondar HDSS)
2021 (Gorgora HDSS)
Primary Institutions
University of Gondar
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA)
University of Gondar
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
