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: SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
2021 Social influence and uptake of couples HIV testing and counselling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Social influences may create a barrier to couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. This secondary analysis o...
2020 Identity, inequality and social contestation in the post-aparthied South Africa
Ethnicity in Africa dates back centuries. It evolves in response to the challenges and opportunities provided by geography and demography. I...
2014 Hand grip strength and associated factors in non-institutionalised men and women 50 years and older in South Africa
Little is known about the prevalence, predictors and gender differences in hand grip strength of older adults in Africa. This study aims to ...
Download this report2014 Gendered naming and values attached to amaXhosa Amakrwala (graduate-initiates)
This paper is based on a study that explored the gendered naming and values attached to the amaXhosa amakrwala, and the kind of behaviour ex...