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: PUBLIC HEALTH
2017 Happiness and health behaviours among university students from 24 low, middle and high income countries
The aim of this study was to examine health behaviours and happiness and associated factors in low, middle and high income countries. In a c...
2017 Healthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be f...
Download this report2017 Multimorbidity in chronic conditions: public primary care patients in four greater Mekong countries
The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence, pattern, and social determinants of chronic conditions multimorbidity among chronic dis...
Download this report2016 Measuring the health-related sustainable development goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
In 2015, the median health-related SDG index was 59.3 and varied widely by country, ranging from 85.5 in Iceland to 20.4 in Central African ...
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