Polana Caniço Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Polana Caniço HDSS)
The Polana Caniço Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) participants are based in the Polana Caniço neighbourhood in Maputo City, Mozambique. The sample includes over 15,000 participants of all ages from 2,800 households. At the baseline HDSS assessment, 51% of the participants involved were female and two-thirds were aged between zero and 29 years old.
Study design
Cohort - open
Number of participants at first data collection
15,192 (participants)
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
2017
Primary Institutions
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Polana Caniço Health Research and Training Center (CISPOC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Instituto Nacional de Saude (INS)
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
