Haramaya Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Haramaya HDSS)
The Haramaya HDSS was established in 2018 in the Haramaya district of the East Hararghe Zone in the Region of Oromia, eastern Ethiopia. The cohort was established to be a comprehensive and sustainable data source for monitoring population health and demographic events in the Haramaya district. At baseline, the total number of households in the HDSS was 17,461, and the total baseline population was close to 100,000 (51,259 males and 48,639 females), of whom 23.86% were women of reproductive age. All households in the study area are visited and data are updated every 6 months.
Study design
Household panel, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
99,898 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
All kebeles in Ethiopia.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2018
Primary Institutions
Haramaya University (ሐረማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ, HU)
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
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- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
