Health & Demographic Surveillance System
Magu Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (Magu/Kisesa HDSS)
About this cohort
Established in 1994 in Magu district (Kisesa ward), Mwanza region, Tanzania, originally as a framework for interventions against HIV; broadened in 2005 to include HIV treatment and care studies. Open population cohort that grew from 19,347 (round 1, 1994) to 31,405 (2008) and 54,024 individuals by round 40 (2022), with annual surveillance of births, deaths and migration. ALPHA Network member with linked qualitative and biomedical sub-studies.
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Study population
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This cohort covers 54,000 participants in a rural setting in Tanzania, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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