Health & Demographic Surveillance System
Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)
About this cohort
Established in 2002 in the Korogocho and Viwandani slum communities of Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate urbanisation, poverty and health-demographic outcomes. Open cohort grown from 60,000+ at baseline to ~66,848 in 25,812 households by end-2015 (now ~90,000), followed up every four months with 4-month residence threshold for in/out migration. APHRC's flagship urban platform.
Cohort-provided summary · derived from APCC directory fieldsResearch themes
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Study population
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This cohort covers 90,000 participants in a urban setting in Kenya, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
Timeline
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Institutions & governance
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Contact
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