Farafenni Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Farafenni HDSS)
The Farafenni HDSS follows over 16,000 individual residents of Farafenni town and its satellite villages, situated in the North Bank region of The Gambia. The surveillance system was originally established in October 1981 to evaluate the impact of a primary health care programme on morbidity and mortality, with two clusters of villages and hamlets to the east and west of Farafenni town included. The surveillance area has since expanded to include Farafenni town and its satellite villages, with over 50,000 individual inhabitants included in the study as of 31 December 2012.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
16,446 (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
1981
Primary Institutions
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council General Hospital (AFPRC General Hospital)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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