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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: MENTAL HEALTH
2014 Identifying community risk factors for HIV among South African adolescents with mental health problems: a qualitative study of parental perceptions
High risk sexual behaviour, alcohol and drug use, and mental health problems combine to yield high levels of HIV-risk behaviour among adoles...
2014 Tuberculosis and co-existing common mental and substance-use disorders: a case for including mental healthcare and substance-use prevention as part of the tuberculosis treatment package in high-burden provinces
South Africa has 0.7% of the world's population and 28% of the world's population of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosi...
Download this report2014 Psychological distress and traumatic stress neglected in mental health
South Africa has a high prevalence of mental health disorders - a substantial number of which remain undiagnosed and untreated. A South Afr...
Download this report2014 Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries
Obesity among young people increases lifetime cardiovascular risk. This study assesses the prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associat...
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