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    • Malawi - Karonga HDSS INDEPTH Core Dataset 2003 - 2014 (Release 2016)

    Africa-2016
    Reference ID INDEPTH.MW011.CMD2014.v1
    Year 2003 - 2014
    Country Malawi
    Producer(s) Albert Dube - Karonga Prevention Study
    Amelia C. Crampin - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    Sponsor(s) Wellcome Trust - - All stages of data production process
    Collection(s)
    Africa Region – Release 2016
    Metadata PDF Documentation in PDF
    Created on
    Jun 30, 2016
    Last modified
    Jun 30, 2016
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    Overview
    Identification
    Country
    Malawi
    Title
    Karonga HDSS INDEPTH Core Dataset 2003 - 2014 (Release 2016)

    Study Type
    Demographic Surveillance
    Series Information
    Base line 2002-2004

    round 1-10 (2004-2014)

    Demographic survellance of a continous registration system

    ID Number
    INDEPTH.MW011.CMD2014.v1
    Version
    Version Description
    CMD2014.v1: First version for public distribution

    Production Date
    2016-05-17
    Notes
    Developed in iSHARE2 workshop Dubai, May 2016

    Overview
    Abstract
    The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Karonga HDSS) in northern Malawi currently has a population of more than 38 000 individuals under continuous demographic surveillance since completion of a baseline census (2002-2004). The surveillance system collects data on vital events and migration for individuals and for households. It also provides data on cause-specific mortality obtained by verbal autopsy for all age groups, and estimates rates of disease for specific presentations via linkage to clinical facility data. The Karonga HDSS provides a structure for surveys of socio-economic status, HIV-prevalence and incidence, sexual behavior, fertility intentions and a sampling frame for other studies, as well as evaluating the impact of interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy and vaccination programs. Uniquely, it relies on a network of village informants to report vital events and household moves, and furthermore is linked to an archive of biological samples and data from population surveys and other studies dating back three decades.

    Kind of Data
    Event history data

    Units of Analysis
    Individual

    Scope
    Notes
    The scope of this dataset includes the following:

    All resident population of the HDSS

    Enumeration

    Birth

    Death

    Migration

    Topics
    TopicVocabularyURI
    Demography [N01.224] MeSHhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh
    Keywords
    Demography, Census, Vital statistics, Mortality, Population dynamics, Life expectancy, Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa
    Coverage
    Geographic Coverage
    The Karonga HDSS surrounds the port village of Chilumba, on Lake Malawi, in the southern part of Karonga District . The surveillance area is located between latitudes 10.388 and 10.508S and longitudes 34.088 and 34.278E, covering an area of approximately 135 km2. The lake shore and the Nyika National Park form the boundaries to the east and west, respectively, whereas the boundaries to the north and south are delineated by village boundaries

    Universe
    The DSS covers all the individuals of all ages who are members of households and are residents within the geographical boundaries of the study area. Visitors too were captured in the baseline survey.

    Of the 36,783 individuals under observation at the end of 2012, 48% (17,715/36,783) were male and 52% were female (19,068/36,783); 20% (7542/36,783) were aged under 5 years and 50% (18 396/ 36,783) were under 15 years of age. In all, 44% (16 277/36 783) of the population were aged between 15 and 59 years, and 6% (2160/36,783) were aged 60 years and above. The majority of the population under surveillance are rural dwellers that depend on subsistence farming and fish from the lake as a source of their livelihood.

    Producers and Sponsors
    Primary Investigator(s)
    NameAffiliation
    Albert Dube Karonga Prevention Study
    Amelia C. Crampin London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    Other Producer(s)
    NameAffiliationRole
    Karonga Prevention Study London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineOriginal producer
    Funding
    NameAbbreviationRole
    Wellcome Trust All stages of data production process
    Other Acknowledgements
    NameAffiliationRole
    Keith Branson London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineData Manager
    Estelle McLean London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineData Scientist
    Metadata Production
    Metadata Produced By
    NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
    Estelle McLeanEMLSHTMData Scientist
    Karonga Prevention StudyKPSLSHTMagency
    INDEPTH NetworkINDEPTHINDEPTH Networkagency
    iSHARE2 Technical TeamisTTINDEPTH NetworkTechnical Support
    Date of Metadata Production
    2016-05-18
    DDI Document Version
    CMD2014.v1: 2016-05-18

    DDI Document ID
    DDI.INDEPTH.MW011.CMD2014.v1