Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (Ouagadougou HDSS)
The Ouagadougou HDSS aims to understand the health and demographic dynamics of urban and rural populations by examining vital events such as births, deaths, unions, and migration. The HDSS began in 2008, covering covering five neighbourhoods in the northern outskirts around Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, including both rural and urban regions. As of 2015, the sample includes approximately 82,000 participants from 20,000 households, with data collection being conducted approximately every 8 months.
Study design
Household panel, Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
~ 82,000 (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
2008
Primary Institutions
International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their Health (INDEPTH)
University of Ouagadougou
Profile paper DOI
Funders
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
French National Research Agency (ANR)
Harvard University
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (Centre de recherches pour le développement international, CRDI)
International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) Network
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Census data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
