Health & Demographic Surveillance System
Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Ouaga HDSS)
About this cohort
Established in 2008 in five neighbourhoods of north-western Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, mixing two formal and three informal areas. Open household panel of 80,376 individuals at baseline followed up annually (every 10 months in practice). Now covers ~100,000+ residents and is the leading urban HDSS in West Africa.
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This cohort covers 100,000 participants in a urban setting in Burkina Faso, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.
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