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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: SANHANES
2021 Prevalence and associated factors of vision loss in the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1)
Vision loss is a major public health concern that significantly affects developing countries, including South Africa. Although existing lite...
2021 Vision loss, vision difficulty and psychological distress in South Africa: results from SANHANES-1
Psychological distress in vision impairments and blindness is a complex issue and a major public health concern. Sudden adjustments in routi...
Download this report2021 Mapping the burden of hypertension in South Africa: a comparative analysis of the national 2012 SANHANES and the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey
This study investigates the provincial variation in hypertension prevalence in South Africa in 2012 and 2016, adjusting for individual level...
2021 Socioeconomic inequalities and obesity in South Africa: a decomposition analysis
Prior evidence shows that inequalities are related to overweight and obesity in South Africa. Using data from a recent national study, we ex...