Health & Demographic Surveillance System
Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS)
About this cohort
Established in 2003 in the Kintampo North Municipality and Kintampo South district of the Bono East Region (formerly Brong-Ahafo), Ghana, covering ~7,162 km² and now over 540,000 individuals. Operates under Kintampo Health Research Centre with biannual surveillance of pregnancies, births, deaths and migrations. A leading platform for malaria vaccine trials and life-course NCD research in West Africa.
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Study population
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This cohort covers 533,566 participants in a rural setting in Ghana, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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