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Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study (PURE)

PUREActiveZimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa · Multi-countryEstablished 2002Multi-cohort
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Cohort size
2002
Year started
Mixed
Setting
Adults 35–70
Age group
All
Sex
Multi-cohort
Cohort type

About this cohort

Initiated in 2002 (recruitment 2003–2009) across 27 high-, middle- and low-income countries; African sites include South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Multi-country open cohort of >225,000 adults aged 35–70 followed up every three years to study how societal, environmental and biological factors influence cardiovascular and other NCDs. Coordinated globally by PHRI/McMaster, Hamilton, Canada.

Cohort-provided summary · derived from APCC directory fields

Research themes

Primary research themes for this cohort.

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Cardiovascular Disease
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NCDs
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Lifestyle & Environment

Study population

Who the cohort follows.

This cohort covers To be confirmed participants in a mixed setting in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, spanning Adults 35–70 (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.

Timeline

Milestones in the cohort record.

2002
Cohort established
Start of data collection as recorded in the APCC directory.
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Further milestones
To be confirmed Additional events pending custodian input.

Key characteristics

Core descriptive metadata.

Study design / type
Multi-cohort
Cohort size
To be confirmedParticipants / residents
Population focus
Adults 35–70 · All
Geographic coverage
Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South AfricaMulti-country
Year started
2002Ongoing
Coordinates
None, NoneLat, Long

Institutions & governance

Lead institution(s); partners and governance to be confirmed.

Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), McMaster University
local in-country PIs

Partner institutions & governance arrangements — To be confirmed

Nested studies & sub-cohorts

Studies built on this cohort platform.

Nested studies / sub-cohorts — To be confirmed.

FAIR readiness

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable assessment.

F · TBCA · TBCI · TBCR · TBC
ⓘFAIR assessment pending — to be completed with the cohort custodian against the APCC metadata standard.

Investigators

Principal investigators and ORCID identifiers.

Information pending validation.

Publications & evidence

Outputs, policy briefs and research evidence.

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Publications, policy briefs and research outputs to be linked from Africahied. To be confirmed.

Data access & governance

How the data can be accessed and governed.

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Access procedure
Managed access via the cohort custodian
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Ethics & governance
To be confirmed

Collaboration opportunities

Partnerships and capacity strengthening.

Collaboration opportunities, capacity-strengthening and partnership details. To be confirmed.

Contact

How to reach the cohort team or request access.

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Lead institution
Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), McMaster University
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Contact
To be confirmed
Metadata source: APCC cohort directoryLast reviewed: 19 June 2026Some fields are placeholders pending custodian confirmation — verify independently.