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    • Kenya - Nairobi INDEPTH Core Dataset 2002-2012 Release 2015

    Africa-2015
    Reference ID INDEPTH.KE031.CMD2012.v1
    Year 2002
    Country Kenya
    Producer(s) Dr.Alex Ezeh - Site Leader, KE031
    Dr.Donatien Beguy - Site Representative, KE031
    Sponsor(s) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA - - Current Funder
    William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA - - Current Funder
    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - - Current Funder
    Wellcome Trust, UK - - Previous Funder
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    Collection(s)
    Africa Region – Release 2015
    Metadata PDF Documentation in PDF
    Created on
    Jun 30, 2015
    Last modified
    Jul 27, 2015
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    Overview
    Identification
    Country
    Kenya
    Title
    Nairobi INDEPTH Core Dataset 2002-2012 Release 2015

    Study Type
    Demographic Surveillance
    Series Information
    This data is collected from Rounds 1 to 35 of the demographic surveillance rounds. The 1st round of data collection started on 1st August 2002, and as of 30th April 2015, 35 rounds of data collection had been completed. Data is collected 3 times year, once after every 4-months.

    ID Number
    INDEPTH.KE031.CMD2012.v1
    Version
    Version Description
    CMD2012.v1: Cleaned and anonymised dataset of the Core Microdata 2002-2012 for public distribution

    Production Date
    2015-04-27
    Notes
    10 April 2015 - Raw dataset first extracted and cleaning completed.

    27 April 2015 - Cleaned and anonymised final dataset produced for public access. Updated version of raw dataset extracted and used for this process.

    Overview
    Abstract
    The places we live affect our health status and the choices and opportunities we have (or do not have) to lead fulfilling lives. Over the past ten years, the African Population & Health Research Centre (APHRC) has led pioneering work in highlighting some of the major health and livelihood challenges associated with rapid urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In 2002, the Centre established the first longitudinal platform in urban Africa in the city of Nairobi in Kenya. The platform known as the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System collects data on two informal settlements - Korogocho and Viwandani - in Nairobi City every four months on issues ranging from household dynamics to fertility and mortality, migration and livelihood as well as on causes of death, using a verbal autopsy technique. The dataset provided here contains key demographic and health indicators extracted from the longitudinal database. Researchers interested in accessing the micro-data can look at our data access policy and contact us.

    Kind of Data
    Event history data

    Units of Analysis
    Individual

    Scope
    Notes
    - CORE DATA: Migration, Fertility, Mortality and Cause of Death Data

    - OPTIONAL MODULES: Housing Conditions and Socio-Economic status, Schooling, Employments Status and Marital Status, Child Vaccination.

    Topics
    TopicVocabularyURI
    Age Distribution [N01.224.033] World Bank
    Censuses [N01.224.175] World Bank
    Family Characteristics [N01.224.361] World Bank
    Health Status Disparities [N06.850.505.400.425.675] World Bank
    Population Dynamics [N01.224.625] World Bank
    Residential Mobility [N01.224.791.700] World Bank
    Residence Characteristics [N01.224.791] World Bank
    Sex Ratio [N01.224.803.815] World Bank
    Vital Statistics [N01.224.935] World Bank
    Urban Health [N01.400.800] World Bank
    Urban Population [N01.600.900] World Bank
    Educational Status [N01.824.196] World Bank
    Employment [N01.824.245] World Bank
    Occupations [N01.824.547] World Bank
    Poverty [N01.824.600] World Bank
    Social Conditions [N01.824.827] World Bank
    Policy [N03.623] World Bank
    Health Services Research [N05.425] World Bank
    Epidemiologic Factors [N05.715.350] World Bank
    Keywords
    Migration, Fertility, Mortality, Migration
    Coverage
    Geographic Coverage
    The Demographic Surveillance Area (combining Viwandani and Korogocho slum settlements) covers a land area of about 0.97 km2, with the two informal settlements located about 7 km from each other. Korogocho is located 12 km from the Nairobi city center; in Kasarani division (now Kasarani district), while Viwandani is about 7 km from Nairobi city center in Makadara division (now Madaraka district). The DSA covers about seven villages each in Korogocho and Viwandani.

    Universe
    Beteen 1st January and 31st December,2012 the Nairobi HDSS covered 81,836 individualis living in 32,194 households distributed across two informal settlements(Korogocho and Viwandani) were observed. All persons who sleep in the household prior to the day of the survey are included in the survey, while non-resident household members are excluded from the survey.

    The present universe started out through an initial census carried out on 1st August,2002 of the population living in the two Informal settlements (Korogocho and Viwandani). Regular visits have since then been made (3 times a year) to update information on births, deaths and migration that have occurred in the households observed at the initial census. New members join the population through a birth to a registered member, or an in-migration, while existing members leave through a death or out-migration. The DSS adopts the concept of an open cohort that allows new members to join and regular members to leave and return to the system.

    Producers and Sponsors
    Primary Investigator(s)
    NameAffiliation
    Dr.Alex Ezeh Site Leader, KE031
    Dr.Donatien Beguy Site Representative, KE031
    Other Producer(s)
    NameAffiliationRole
    Clement Oduor Field CoordinatorData Collection
    Kanyiva Muindi Research OfficerQuestionnaire Design
    Bonface Nganyi Data Systems ManagerData Processing
    Patricia Elung'ata Data ManagerData Cleaning and Analysis
    Funding
    NameAbbreviationRole
    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA Current Funder
    William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA Current Funder
    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Current Funder
    Wellcome Trust, UK Previous Funder
    Rockefeller Foundation, USA Previous Funder
    Other Acknowledgements
    NameAffiliationRole
    Residents of Korogocho and Viwandani Slums APHRCStudy Subjects
    Metadata Production
    Metadata Produced By
    NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
    Statistics and Surveys Unit (SSU)KE031Nairobi Urban HDSS, APHRCDocumentation of the Study
    iSHARE2 Technical TeamisTTINDEPTH NetworkTechnical Support
    INDEPTH Networkint.indepthINDEPTHAgency
    Date of Metadata Production
    2015-07-27
    DDI Document Version
    CMD2012.V1 (09 June 2015)-Document Description section updated to reflect current information on the site

    CMD2012.v2 (27 July 2015)

    DDI Document ID
    DDI.INDEPTH.KE031.CMD2012.v2