FilaBavi Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (FilaBavi HDSS)
The FilaBavi HDSS was set up in 1999 to implement a longitudinal epidemiological surveillance system in the Bavi District, Hatay Province, Vietnam, to generate basic health and healthcare data. Around 60,000 individuals across 12,300 households in the demographic surveillance area were included as of 2014.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
~60,000 (participants as of 2014)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of Vietnam at the district level.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999
Primary Institutions
Ha Noi Medical University (Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội, HMU)
Links
indepth-ishare.org/index.php/catalog/105
ghdx.healthdata.org/record/vietnam-filabavi-health-and-demographic-surveillance-system
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) Network
Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (Styrelsen för U-landsforskning, SAREC)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete, SIDA)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
Quantitative data collection
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
Qualitative data collection
- None
Neuroimaging data collection
- None
Linked or secondary data
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
