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: HEALTH RESEARCH
2021 A scoping review of mHealth use in South Africa
This scoping review synthesises evidence on mHealth in South Africa specifically related to the use and application of mobile technology, th...
2021 Research resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: are there alternatives to conduct health research with minimal risk exposure?
As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and cases surged, non-essential services ground to a halt. Public health researchers had to find ways to ad...
Download this report2020 Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 and data protection for health research in South Africa
The right to privacy is constitutionally protected in South Africa (SA) by virtue of section 14 of the Constitution. As a corollary to that,...
2020 Adolescent barriers to HIV prevention research: are parental consent requirements the biggest obstacle?
One third of people newly living with HIV/AIDS are adolescents. Research on adolescent HIV prevention is critical owing to differences betwe...