Overview
Identification
Country
KenyaTitle
Kilifi HDSS INDEPTH Core Dataset 2002-2013 (Release 2017)
Study Type
Demographic Surveillance
Series Information
Round 1 to round 40 of the annual demographic surveillance rounds
ID Number INDEPTH.KE011.CMD2013.v1 |
Version
Version Description
CMD2013.v1: For piblic distribution
Production Date
2017-05-15
Overview
Abstract
The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS), located on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, was established in 2000 as a record of births, pregnancies, migration events, deaths and cause of deaths and is maintained by 4-monthly household visits. The study area was selected to capture the majority of patients admitted to Kilifi District Hospital. The KHDSS has 284 000 residents and covers 891 km2 and the hospital admits 4400 paediatric patients and 3400 adult patients per year. At the hospital, morbidity events are linked in real time by a computer search of the population register. Linked surveillance was extended to KHDSS vaccine clinics in 2008.
KHDSS data have been used to define the incidence of hospital presentation with childhood infectious diseases (e.g. rotavirus diarrhoea, pneumococcal disease), to test the association between genetic risk factors (e.g. thalassaemia and sickle cell disease) and infectious diseases, to define the community prevalence of chronic diseases (e.g. epilepsy), to evaluate access to health care and to calculate the operational effectiveness of major public health interventions (e.g. conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine). Rapport with residents is maintained through an active programme of community engagement. A system of collaborative engagement exists for sharing data on survival, morbidity, socio-economic status and vaccine coverage.
Kind of Data
Event history data
Units of Analysis
Individual
Scope
Notes
The scope of the survey includes;
The scope of the survey includes:
1. Unique Individuals identifier, sex, vital status and date of birth
2. Events - Birth, Migrations, Enumeration, Death, Pregnancy and date of event/observation
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
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Demography [N01.224]
| MeSH | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh |
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Emigration and Immigration [N01.224.625.350]
| MeSH | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh |
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Mortality [N01.224.935.698]
| MeSH | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh |
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Birth Rate [N01.224.935.849.500]
| MeSH | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh |
Keywords
Mortality, Fertility, Migration, Population
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Kilifi District is situated 60km to the north of Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometres and a population of 650,000. A flat coastal strip extends approximately 10km inland to low hills rising to an altitude of 250 metres
An area of 891 km2 was selected as the smallest number of administrative sublocations that collectively included the stated sublocation of residence of at least 80% of paediatric inpatients in the preceding 3 years (1998-2000). KDH is located in Kilifi town, 3° south of the equator and KHDSS extends up and down the coastal strip for 35 km from Kilifi. KDH is the only inpatient facility offering paediatric services in the KHDSS area. The local economy is based on subsistence farming of maize, cassava, cashew nuts and coconuts as well as goats and dairy cows. Two large agricultural estates, two research institutes and several tourist hotels contribute to local employment.
Universe
All individuals in the HDSS area
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
Tom Williams
| KWTRP |
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Anthony Scott
| KWTRP |
|
Evasius Bauni
| KWTRP |
Other Producer(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
David Amadi
| KWTRP | Data Manager |
|
Emmanuel Tsory
| KWTRP | Field Supervisor |
|
David Walumbe
| KWTRP | Field Manager |
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Chrisopher Nyundo
| KWTRP | Catographer |
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Boniface Jibendi
| KWTRP | Sytem Developer |
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Mark Otiende
| KWTRP | Statistician |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
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Wellcome Trust
| KWTRP | |
Other Acknowledgements
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
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Population of Kilifi HDSS
| KHDSS | |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| iSHARE2 Technical Team | isTT | INDEPTH Network | Technical Support |
| INDEPTH Network | int.indepth | INDEPTH Network | agency |
| Mark Otiende | MO | KEMRI-cGMRC | DDI Author |
Date of Metadata Production
2017-05-15
DDI Document Version
DDI.INDEPTH.KE011.CMD2013.v1
DDI Document ID
DDI.INDEPTH.KE011.CMD2013.v1
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