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: BIRTH TO TEN NOW BIRTH TO TWENTY (BT20)
2014 Postnatal depressive symptoms and child psychological develoment at 10 years: a prospective study of longitudinal data from the South African Birth to Twenty cohort
In high-income countries, maternal postnatal depression is associated with adverse outcomes in the child. However, few studies have investig...
Download this report2013 Field lessons from the delivery of questionnaires to young adults using mobile phones
To examine the feasibility of providing young adults with mobile phones for the purpose of mobile phone assisted self-interviewing to improv...
2013 Birth status, child growth, and adult outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
The objective of this article is to assess the impact of being born preterm or small for gestational age (SGA) on several adult outcomes. W...
Download this report2012 Environmental lead exposure and socio-behavioural adjustment in the early teens: the birth to twenty cohort
Lead exposure remains high in South Africa. Environmental lead exposure has been associated with behaviour problems in childhood and adolesc...