South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN)

About this cohort

Established in 2016 as a national harmonised network of HDSS nodes (e.g. AHRI, Agincourt, DIMAMO) in South Africa. Each node is a fully functioning HDSS that includes all individuals in the surveillance area; total network coverage ~297,000 participants at first collection. Provides up-to-date, representative, longitudinal data with linkages to national datasets, civil registration, electronic medical records, education and labour data.

Research themes

Primary research themes for this cohort.

Study population

Who the cohort follows.

This cohort covers 675,000 participants in a mixed setting in South Africa, spanning All ages (all). Detailed inclusion criteria and follow-up schedule — To be confirmed.

Timeline

Milestones in the cohort record.

Key characteristics

Core descriptive metadata.

Institutions & governance

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

Partner institutions & governance arrangements — To be confirmed

Nested studies & sub-cohorts

Studies built on this cohort platform.

FAIR readiness

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable assessment.

Investigators

Principal investigators and ORCID identifiers.

Data access & governance

How the data can be accessed and governed.

Collaboration opportunities

Partnerships and capacity strengthening.

Contact

How to reach the cohort team or request access.