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: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
2014 What should the ideal HIV self-test look like?: a usability study of test prototypes in unsupervised HIV self-testing in Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is increasingly being sought and offered globally, yet there is limited information about the test features that wi...
Download this report2014 Recent HIV prevalence trends among pregnant women and all women in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for HIV estimates
National population-wide HIV prevalence and incidence trends in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are indirectly estimated using HIV prevalence measu...
Download this report2013 Integrated strategies for combination HIV prevention: principles and examples for men who have sex with men in the Americas and heterosexual African populations
Combination HIV prevention is of high priority for increasing the impact of partially efficacious HIV prevention interventions for specific ...
2013 Understanding and addressing socio-cultural barriers to medical male circumcision in traditionally non-circumcising rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa
Given recent clinical trials establishing the safety and efficacy of adult medical male circumcision (MMC) in Africa, attention has now shif...