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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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Research data: URBAN COMMUNITIES
2013 Psychological and physical co-morbidity among urban South African women
There is substantial evidence for the links between poverty and both physical and mental health; but limited research on the relationship of...
Download this report2013 Challenges and strategies among the poor: focus on urban agriculture in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa
Urban agriculture in South Africa historically has been labelled as an illegal activity. The problems caused by this labelling have been com...
2013 Ring of fire: socially perceived necessities in informal urban settlements in South Africa
This paper explores which items people living in South African informal urban settlements regard as essential for an acceptable standard of ...
2012 Mobile VCT: reaching men and young people in urban and rural South African pilot studies (NIMH Project Accept, HPTN 043)
Mounting evidence exists that mobile voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is able to extend coverage to new localities and populations. W...