Health and demographic surveillance systems in low-and middle-income countries: history, state of the art and future prospects
ABSTRACT Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) have been developed
in several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews …
in several low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia. This paper reviews …
Health and demographic surveillance systems: a step towards full civil registration and vital statistics system in sub-Sahara Africa?
Background In the developed world, information on vital events is routinely collected
nationally to inform population and health policies. However, in many low-and middle …
nationally to inform population and health policies. However, in many low-and middle …
INDEPTH Network: generating empirical population and health data in resource-constrained countries in the developing world
There is a general lack of a reliable information base to support the longitudinal
identification, assessment and monitoring of population health status and of cost-effective …
identification, assessment and monitoring of population health status and of cost-effective …
Lessons learned from setting up the Nahuche Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the resource-constrained context of northern Nigeria
O Alabi, HV Doctor, GY Afenyadu… - Global health action, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background The present time reflects a period of intense effort to get the most out of public
health interventions, with an emphasis on health systems reform and implementation …
health interventions, with an emphasis on health systems reform and implementation …
HDSS profile: the dande health and demographic surveillance system (Dande HDSS, Angola)
EVN Rosário, D Costa, D Francisco… - International journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
An HDSS aims to systematically and continuously monitor the dynamics of a specified
population in a geographically defined area, which lacks an effective system for registering …
population in a geographically defined area, which lacks an effective system for registering …
The role of demographic surveillance systems (DSS) in assessing the health of communities: an example from rural Ethiopia
Longitudinal demographic surveillance systems (DSSs) in selected populations can provide
important information in situations where routine health information is incomplete or absent …
important information in situations where routine health information is incomplete or absent …
Mapping the environmental and socioeconomic coverage of the INDEPTH international health and demographic surveillance system network
Abstract The International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their
Health (INDEPTH) has produced reliable longitudinal data about the lives of people in low …
Health (INDEPTH) has produced reliable longitudinal data about the lives of people in low …
[HTML][HTML] Demographic surveillance sites and emerging challenges in international health
At present, the long-term social, economic, and demographic impact of major diseases in
developing countries can only be estimated using models since there are no empirical data …
developing countries can only be estimated using models since there are no empirical data …
The health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Nouna, Burkina Faso, 1993–2007
A Sié, VR Louis, A Gbangou, O Müller… - Global health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in rural
Burkina Faso and has existed since 1992. Currently, it has about 78,000 inhabitants. It is a …
Burkina Faso and has existed since 1992. Currently, it has about 78,000 inhabitants. It is a …
Health & demographic surveillance system profile: the Ifakara rural and urban health and demographic surveillance system (Ifakara HDSS)
E Geubbels, S Amri, F Levira… - International journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ifakara Rural HDSS (125 000 people) was set up in 1996 for a trial of the
effectiveness of social marketing of bed nets on morbidity and mortality of children aged …
effectiveness of social marketing of bed nets on morbidity and mortality of children aged …