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Ghana - Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System

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General Info
Geography 
Ghana (GHA)
Brong-Ahafo
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/1994 - present
Series or system 
Demographic Surveillance System (DSS)
Data type
Demographic surveillance:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Rural only
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) was established in 1994. The KHDSS monitors the Kintampo North and Kintampo South districts in the Brong Ahafo Region and it covers an area of 7,162 square kilometers. The system records pregnancies, births, deaths, and migrations of household members. In November 2003, surveillance was expanded to cover the entire population of both districts. Kintampo HDSS is a member of the INDEPTH network and it utilizes verbal autopsy instruments.

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Agriculture, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Immunization, Live births, Marital status, Mortality, Multiple births, Place of delivery, Population, Religion, Sanitation, Verbal autopsy, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022