Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (Kersa HDSS)
Kersa HDSS collects data on all individuals and households resident in 12 selected sub-districts of the Kersa district, Eastern Hararghe, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The study site includes three towns: Kersa, Weter, and Langhe. Eligible participants are residents in the 12 selected sub-districts for at least six months. At baseline in 2007, Kersa HDSS included over 50,000 participants in 10,522 households. As of 2013, the cohort had expanded to include over 60,000 participants in 13,544 households.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
60,694 (participants as of 2013)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
All permanent residents of 12 selected sub-districts of the Kersa district, Eastern Hararghe, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Haramaya University (ሐረማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ, HU)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA)
Haramaya University (ሐረማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ, HU)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
