zaf-ukzn-cu-az-2008-2012-v1
Asenze Study 2008-2012, Waves 1 and 2
AZ 2008-2012
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South Africa | zaf |
Health Survey
The Asenze Study is a longitudinal, population-based cohort study conducted in a peri-urban area outside Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Waves 1 (2008) and 2 (2012) began with a door-to-door survey to identify all children aged 4-6 years in the study area; to obtain demographic information and to invite the child and the primary caregiver with informed consent to participate in the Asenze study. 87% of those children identified attended an assessment focusing on child neurodevelopment, cognitive function, behavioral problems, and the physical and mental health (including HIV status) of both children and their caregivers. Caregivers had their own height and weight taken, answered questionnaire about the child and their own health, wellbeing and were offered HIV testing.
Survey and assessment data
Individuals
v 1: Edited anonymised data for non-commercial use
2025
The study assessed physical and mental health, cognitive function and neurodevelopment, and social and behavioral factors, offering a comprehensive analysis of the biological, environmental, and social determinants of health.
The study collected data in a peri-urban area outside Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The data is at the level of the study sites that the cohort were sampled from. The 5 areas are: Molweni, Embo, Qadi, Nyuswa and Ngcolosi in The Valley of 1000 Hills located in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The site variable is SITE_W1 in the Wave one data file and AREAW2 in the Wave two data file.
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University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Columbia University |
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US National Institutes of Health | NIH | Funding Agency |
The study used questionnaires and assessment sheets and assessment tools. In addition to questionnaires there was a physical exam, hearing and vision assessment and hematocrit and HIV test (if consent obtained) for the child
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2008 | 2010 | Wave 1 |
2010 | 2012 | Wave 2 |
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University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Columbia University |
Ethics approval for the study was obtained by Institutional Review Board of Columbia University (IRB No. AAAC2559) and by the Biomedical Research Ethics Council of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Ref. BF036/07)
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DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support.data1st.org | support@data1st.org |
Access under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC (Attribution, Non-Commercial use only) License
University of KwaZulu-Natal and Columbia University. Asenze Study 2008-2012 [dataset]. Version 1. Durban and New York: UKZN and Columbia University [producers], 2025. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/sev8-a362
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DataFirst Support | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
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DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
2025-06-04
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