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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: WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
2018 Association between body weight and weight misperception and depressive symptoms in southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) university students: a cross-national and cross-sectional survey, 2014-2015
Little is known on the correlation between categories of the misperception of body weight and depression. The study aimed to investigate th...
2018 Overweight or obesity and related lifestyle and psychosocial factors among adolescents in Brunei Darussalam
This study aimed to assess overweight and obesity and associated factors in school-going adolescents in Brunei Darussalam. The sample includ...
2017 The Sackler Institute for nutrition science report: adolescent girl-adult women comparison study: the nutritional status and metabolic disease risk profile of South African women (15+ years)
The prevalence of malnutrition (under- and overweight, and nutrient deficiencies) in SA has consistently been reported to have risen, albeit...
2017 Body mass index and waist circumference in patients with HIV in South Africa and associated socio-demographic, health related and psychosocial factors
A high body mass index (BMI) and high waist circumference are important health risk factors predisposing for cardiovascular and metabolic di...