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Kenya - Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System

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General Info
Provider 
INDEPTH
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
Kenya (KEN)
Nairobi [Historical]
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/2002 - present
Series or system 
Demographic Surveillance System (DSS)
Data type
Demographic surveillance:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) was established in 2002, covering two slum communities within the city, Korogocho and Viwandani. For select households, the system records pregnancies, births, deaths, morbidity, migration, vaccination status, and demographic information. NUHDSS is a member of the INDEPTH network and it utilizes verbal autopsy instruments.

Keywords 
Causes of death, Domestic migration, Education, Fertility, Immunization, Live births, Malnutrition, Marital status, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Place of death, Pregnancy, Tetanus, Verbal autopsy
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022