Kenya - Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System

General Info

Provider

INDEPTH

Microdata access: Register

Geography

Kenya (KEN)

Nairobi [Historical]

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

January, 2002 - present

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

Citation

Contributors

INDEPTH

African Population and Health Research Center

Funders

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

Wellcome Trust

Rockefeller Foundation

Suggested citation

African Population and Health Research Center, INDEPTH. Kenya - Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System.