Kaya Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kaya HDSS)
The Kaya HDSS was established as a platform for evaluating health interventions in the health district of Kaya, located in the North Central region of Burkina Faso. The survey covers the town of Kaya and 18 villages in the Kaya health district, with the sites being 70% urban and 30% rural. The initial census was conducted from July to September 2007, covering 48,131 individuals living in 7,682 households. Updates are performed every 6 months.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
48,131 (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
2007
Primary Institutions
Institute for Research in Health Sciences (Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, IRSS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
European Union (EU)
Health Research Support Fund (Fonds d’Appui à la Recherche en Santé, FARES)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
