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Vietnam - Chililab Health and Demographic Surveillance System

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General Info
Provider 
INDEPTH
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Geography 
Viet Nam (VNM)
Hải Dương
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
05/2003 - present
Series or system 
Demographic Surveillance System (DSS)
Data type
Demographic surveillance:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Chililab Health and Demographic Surveillance System was established in 2003 and it covers an area of 138 square kilometers in the Hải Dương province. The site monitors individuals and households residing in townships and communes in the Chi Linh district. The system records births, deaths, pregnancies, and migrations of household members. Chililab HDSS is a member of the INDEPTH network and it utilizes verbal autopsy instruments.

Keywords 
Causes of death, Domestic migration, Education, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Live births, Marital status, Mass media, Mortality, Occupations, Pregnancy, Sanitation, Telephones, Transportation, Verbal autopsy, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021