Soweto and Thembelihle Health and Demographic Surveillance System (SaT-HDSS)
SaT-HDSS is a peri-urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) operating in Soweto and Thembelihle, South Africa. Established in 2017 as part of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network, with the primary function of monitoring child health and mortality. The HDSS tracks trends, identifies patterns, and contributes to determining the causes of under-five mortality among disadvantaged communities in Gauteng, South Africa. It also examines health challenges faced by pregnant women and how these affect birth outcomes. The baseline census started in 2017 and now carries out two rounds of household follow-up visits each year. As of 2024, the HDSS monitors approximately 120,000 individuals across more than 35,000 households in Soweto and Thembelihle.
Study design
Household panel, Community or village panel, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
112,148 (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
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) (Government, South Africa)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Academic, South Africa)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Third Sector, United States of America)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Education data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
