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: HIV TESTING AND COUNSELLING (HTC)
2013 From research to practice: lay adherence counsellors' fidellity to an evidence-based intervention for promoting adherence to antiretroviral treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa
In the Western Cape, lay counsellors are tasked with supporting antiretroviral (ARV) adherence in public healthcare clinics. Thirty-nine cou...
2013 Equity in maternal health in South Africa: analysis of health service access and health status in a national household survey
South Africa is increasingly focused on reducing maternal mortality. Documenting variation in access to maternal health services across one ...
Download this report2013 Recruiting and educating participants for enrollment in HIV-vaccine research: ethical implications of the results of an empirical investigation
The study reports on the results of an empirical investigation of the education and recruitment processes used in HIV vaccine trials conduct...
2013 Is it lawful to offer HIV self-testing to children in South Africa?
Health-facility-based HIV counselling and testing does not capture all children and adolescents who are at risk of HIV infection. Self-test...
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