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: COVID-19
2020 Remember our mental health during the lockdown: the voices behind the numbers
A recent survey by the University of Johannesburg and the HSRC found that a sizeable share of South African adults experienced a range of ne...
2020 Tackling non-communicable diseases: critical beyond COVID-19
Evidence suggests that COVID-19 patients with diabetes and hypertension are more likely to face poorer outcomes. Both of these health condit...
2020 Disrupted learning during COVID-19: the impact of school closures on education outcomes in South Africa
By mid-April about 1.725 billion students globally had been affected by the closure of schools and higher education institutions in response...
Download this report2020 Anxiety about schools reopening: enhancing the voice of teachers, parents and learners through photovoice
The state of disaster announced on 15 March saw South African schools close more than a week before the country went into a hard lockdown to...
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