Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS)
The KHDSS is a community-based study of over 198,000 residents in Kilifi District, Kenya. The study area was selected to capture the majority of patients admitted to Kilifi District Hospital, with data linked to morbidity and mortality surveillance at the hospital. Following mapping of the area, this was subdivided into enumeration zones, with households subsequently visited and informed about the continuous demographic surveillance system.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
198,063 (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
2000
Primary Institutions
Wellcome Trust
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
MEASURE Evaluation
Wellcome Trust
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
