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: STUDENTS (COLLEGE)
2015 HIV/AIDS awareness levels of TVET students
South Africa's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector comprises 50 colleges with a joint enrolment of some 658 000 st...
2015 The globalization of whitening: prevalence of skin lighteners (or bleachers) use and its social correlates among university students in 26 countries
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of skin lighteners and its social correlates in university students from 26 low, middle inc...
2015 Knowledge, attitudes and practice of testicular self-examination among male university students from Bangladesh, Madagascar, Singapore, South Africa and Turkey
The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of testicular self-examination (TSE) among male university stu...
Download this report2015 Underestimation of weight and its associated factors in overweight and obese university students from 21 low, middle and emerging economy countries
Awareness of overweight status is an important factor of weight control and may have more impact on one?s decision to lose weight than objec...