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ALPHA HIV Incidence and Mortality data, uMkhanyakude, South Africa 2000-2016

South Africa, 2000 - 2016
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Reference ID
zaf-alpha-himu-2000-2016-v1
Producer(s)
Africa Health Research Institute, Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population HIV/ AIDS data on Africa
Collections
ALPHA Network
Metadata
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Jul 20, 2022
Last modified
Jul 20, 2022
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-alpha-himu-2000-2016-v1
Title
ALPHA HIV Incidence and Mortality data, uMkhanyakude, South Africa 2000-2016
Subtitle
uMkhanyakude, South Africa 2000-2016
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zar
Study type
Demographic Surveillance System Data
Abstract
This dataset is created from harmonising longitudinal population-based demographic surveillance and repeated serological survey data collected by the uMkhanyakude study in South Africa. The data harmonisation is coordinated by the ALPHA Network which curates individual-level data on demographic surveillance, verbal autopsy interviews, serological and sexual behaviour surveys, and individually-linked data from HDSS and medical facilities.

The data from the Umkhanyakude site in South Africa includes two data files:

HIV incidence data
This file includes data on resident study participants aged 15-49 who have had one negative HIV test and at least one subsequent HIV test done within the study for research purposes. Data may be split into multiple observations for each person to describe time spent in different residencies, different age groups, and different calendar year periods. All timings are given as age at event, instead of dates. Dates of birth are rounded to the 15th of the month, and all other dates are offset by the same amount and the time elapsed between the rounded dates is used as the age at event. To enable multiple imputation of seroconversion dates the times (ages) of last negative test and first positive test have been provided.

Mortality data
This data file was created as described at https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/1-4
Kind of Data
Event/transaction data
Unit of Analysis
Individuals

Version

Version Description
Version 1: Edited, anonymised data available with restrictions

Scope

Notes
The dataset includes individual-level HIV data from demographic surveillance, verbal autopsy interviews, serological and sexual behaviour surveys, and individually-linked data from HDSS and medical facilities.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The data covers the uMkhanyakude study area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Geographic Unit
The data is at the level of village.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Africa Health Research Institute
Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population HIV/ AIDS data on Africa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Producers
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Wellcome Trust Funding agency
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Funding agency
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation Role
Dr Kobus Herbst AHRI Director of Population Science
Dickman Gareta AHRI Data Scientist

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2000 2016 Incedence data
2000 2016 Mortality data
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face
Data Collection Notes
ALPHA data are harmonised datasets from ALPHA member sites and this dataset is from the Africa Health Research Institute.
Data Collectors
Name
Africa Health Research Institute

Access policy

Access conditions
Access under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC (Attribution, Non-Commercial use only) License
Citation requirements
Herbst, K. et al. ALPHA HIV Incidence and Mortality Data, uMkhanyakude, South Africa 2000-2016 [dataset].Version 1. Africa Health Research Institute [producer and distributor], 2022. https://data.ahri.org/index.php/catalog/1029
Access authority
Name URL
Africa Health Research Institute Link
Archive where study is originally stored
Karonga (MW011)

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
zar-umkhanyakude-alpha-him-2002-2017-v1
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Africa Health Research Institute AHRI Metadata creator
Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population HIV/ AIDS data on Africa ALPHA London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Metadata creator
DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata creator
Date of Metadata Production
2022-07-20
DDI Document version
v3
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