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: WOMEN
2014 Women in selected rural municipalities: resilience and agency against vulnerabilities to climate change
The role of rural women in eradicating poverty and ending hunger has been recognised by both scholars and practitioners. There is an acknowl...
2014 Engendering change: attitudes towards women in politics in South Africa
A United Nations Millennium Project report in 2005 argued that women in office were more likely to advocate for legislation and policy that ...
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 report2014 Exploring the relationships among food insecurity, alcohol use, and sexual risk taking among men and women living in South African townships
South African townships have among the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. Considerable research on understanding the high rates of...