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: SUBSTANCE USE
2016 Using sport as an intervention for substance abuse reduction among adolescents and young adults in three selected communities in South Africa: an exploratory study
The global prevalence of substance abuse among youth and young adults is attributed to nearly a tenth (9.8%) of the global burden of disease...
Download this report2014 Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report
This study investigated the prevalence of homosexual orientation and HIV risk in a population-based survey among youth in South Africa. A cr...
2012 Epidemiology of substance use and abuse in South Africa
At the end of the apartheid era, research relating to the nature and extent of use of drugs other than alcohol and tobacco among the general...
2010 Leisure time physical activity and sedentary behavior and substance use among in-school adolescents in eight African countries
Background. Physical inactivity leads to higher morbidity and mortality from chronic non-communicable diseases. In high income countries, st...