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To profile the operational design, demographic data collection mechanisms, and research utility of the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS).

August 1, 2012International Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System--Western Kenya

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To profile the operational design, demographic data collection mechanisms, and research utility of the KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS).
Monitors a contiguous rural population of approximately 220,000 residents across Rarieda, Siaya, and Gem districts in western Kenya.
Tracks core demographic events including births, deaths, in- and out-migrations, fertility rates, and patterns of healthcare access using individual-, household-, and neighborhood-level sampling frames.
Conducts verbal autopsy assessments for all recorded deaths to determine cause-specific mortality profiles.
Serves as the sampling framework for clinical trials and intervention evaluations spanning over a decade, including insecticide-treated bed nets, vaccines, and treatments for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and diarrheal illness.
Supports ongoing operations research evaluating the uptake, community effectiveness, and economics of integrated disease control programs and newly implemented health interventions.

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Demographic surveillance profile demonstrates continuous population monitoring in western Kenya, highlighting a longitudinal platform for evaluating disease interventions and health outcomes.

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Odhiambo et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da105d0d540cafc5838369 https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys108

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Demographic surveillance profile demonstrates continuous population monitoring in western Kenya, highlighting a longitudinal platform for evaluating disease interventions and health outcomes.

Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System--Western Kenya

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