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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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2020 Age at the onset of tobacco smoking in South Africa: a discrete-time survival analysis of the prognostic factors

While knowledge of onset of smoking tobacco, and associated risk factors can aid the formulation of evidence-based policy and interventions,...

2019 Tackling smoking among out of school youth in South Africa: an analysis of friendship ties

Friendships during adolescence play a significant role in the initiation and maintenance of tobacco use. Smoking behaviour among adolescent ...

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2016 Tobacco and alcohol use among chronic disease patients in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam

The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use and to determine the factors associated with tobacco and alco...

2016 Prevalence and behavioural risk factors of light or moderate and heavy cigarette smoking in 32 countries

The aim of this study was to predict the prevalence of light or moderate and heavy smoking from lifestyle behavioural risk factors among Sou...