Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: ADULTS
2013 Does perceived life stress mediate the association between HIV status and alcohol use?: evidence from adults living in Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. Because living with HIV is stressful and because alcohol consumption is often u...
2013 Social and health determinants of gender differences in disability amongst older adults in South Africa
There has been an unprecedented increase in population ageing resulting in the increase in prevalence of various health conditions, includin...
Download this report2012 Community dialogues as a method to discuss and reduce multiple concurrent partnerships in Lesotho: executive summary
HIV prevalence among adults ages 15-9 in Lesotho was estimated at 23.2 percent in 2008, the third highest in the world. That year, an estima...
Download this report2012 Study of global ageing and adult health (SAGE): South Africa 2007-2008: executive summary
The phenomenon of population ageing has become more significant in South African society during recent decades, with the cohort aged 50 year...
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