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Thursday, December 3 / 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM   •   Dorian 2

Session 111:
Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems and Other Data Sources: Validation, Comparability and Complementarity

Discussant: Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Université de Kinshasa and Statistics Canada
Chair: Samuel O. M. Manda, South Africa Medical Research Council

  1. Real-time record linkage between demographic surveillance and health facility data for monitoring access and utilization of services in rural TanzaniaChristopher Rentsch, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Georges Reniers, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Richard Machemba, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania ; Baltazar Mntenga, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania ; Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, University of the Witwatersrand ; Denna Michael, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania ; Mark Urassa, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania ; Jim Todd, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) ; Basia Zaba, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

  2. Data quality-comparison between census and DSS outputs for Navrongo-GhanaGeorge Wak, Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) ; Stephen O. Kwankye, University of Ghana ; Martin Bangha, INDEPTH Network ; Abraham Oduro, Navrongo Health Research Centre

  3. What can we learn about South African households from post-1994 census and health and demographic surveillance system data?Mercy Shoko, Statistics South Africa ; Mark Collinson, University of the Witwatersrand ; Lesego Lefakane, Statistics South Africa ; Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand

  4. Who said what? Collecting family data in longitudinal studies of child health and wellbeing in rural South Africa from multiple respondentsGabriela Mejia-Pailles, University of Southampton ; Victoria Hosegood, University of Southampton ; Ann M. Berrington, University of Southampton

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