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Angola - Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System

General Info

Geography 
Angola (AGO)
Bengo
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
September, 2009 - present
Data type
Demographic surveillance: GPS coordinates (GIS) - Household - Individual - Interview - Longitudinal - Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) was established in 2009. The Dande site covers three counties in the Bengo province, an area of 4,700 square kilometers. The system records births, deaths, and migrations of household members.

Keywords 
Domestic migration, Family composition, Fertility, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Literacy, Live births, Mortality, Population, Sanitation, Verbal autopsy, Water supply

Citation

Contributors 
Health Research Centre of Angola
Suggested citation 
Health Research Centre of Angola. Angola - Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System.
Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/angola-dande-health-and-demographic-surveillance-system