Research into health population and social transitions in rural South Africa: Data and methods of the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System

摘要

Rationale for studyVital registration is generally lacking in infrastructurally weak areas where health and development problems are most pressing. Health and demographic surveillance is a response to the lack of a valid information base that can provide high-quality longitudinal data on population dynamics, health, and social change to inform policy and practice.