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General Info
Original or alternative title 
HAALSI Wave 2 Survey
Provider 
Harvard Dataverse
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
South Africa (ZAF)
Mpumalanga
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
10/2018 - 11/2019
Series or system 
South Africa Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI)
Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP)
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Rural only
Summary 

The Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI) study is a population-based survey that aims to examine and characterize a population of older men and women in rural South Africa with respect to health, physical and cognitive function, aging, and well-being. The Wave 2 survey interviewed 4,176 members of the Wave 1 HAALSI cohort in rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Data was collected on cognitive and physical functioning, social networks, cardiometabolic disease and risk factors, HIV and HIV risk, and economic well-being.

More information is available on the HAALSI study at https://haalsi.org/about

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 13, 2025