@article{fdi:010057164,
  title = {{P}rofile : {A}gincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system},
  author = {{K}ahn, {K}. and {C}ollinson, {M}. {A}. and {G}omez-{O}live, {F}. {X}. and {M}okoena, {O}. and {T}wine, {R}. and {M}ee, {P}. and {A}folabi, {S}. {A}. and {C}lark, {B}. {D}. and {K}abudula, {C}. {W}. and {K}hosa, {A}. and {K}hoza, {S}. and {S}habangu, {M}. {G}. and {S}ilaule, {B}. and {T}ibane, {J}. {B}. and {W}agner, {R}. {G}. and {G}arenne, {M}ichel and {C}lark, {S}. {J}. and {T}ollman, {S}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {A}gincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system ({HDSS}), located in rural northeast {S}outh {A}frica close to the {M}ozambique border, was established in 1992 to support district health systems development led by the post-apartheid ministry of health. {T}he {HDSS} (90 000 people), based on an annual update of resident status and vital events, now supports multiple investigations into the causes and consequences of complex health, population and social transitions. {O}bservational work includes cohorts focusing on different stages along the life course, evaluation of national policy at population, household and individual levels and examination of household responses to shocks and stresses and the resulting pathways influencing health and well-being. {T}rials target children and adolescents, including promoting psycho-social well-being, preventing {HIV} transmission and reducing metabolic disease risk. {E}fforts to enhance the research platform include using automated measurement techniques to estimate cause of death by verbal autopsy, full 'reconciliation' of in- and out-migrations, follow-up of migrants departing the study area, recording of extra-household social connections and linkage of individual {HDSS} records with those from sub-district clinics. {F}ostering effective collaborations (including {INDEPTH} multi-centre work in adult health and ageing and migration and urbanization), ensuring cross-site compatibility of common variables and optimizing public access to {HDSS} data are priorities.},
  keywords = {{S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; population pyramids ; health transition ; mortality ; morbidity ; cause of death ; fertility ; migration ; census ; {HIV} ; tuberculosis ; non-communicable diseases ; households},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}pidemiology},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {988--1001},
  ISSN = {0300-5771},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1093/ije/dys115},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057164},
}