title: The Kaya HDSS, Burkina Faso: a platform for epidemiological studies and health programme evaluation.
abstract: The Kaya Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kaya HDSS) is located in the North Central region of Burkina Faso in the Kaya health district. The main purposes of the Kaya HDSS are to study demographic, infectious and chronic disease indicators in the district, to observe changes in health over time, evaluate health programmes and to provide a basis for policy decisions and capacity building in order to enhance the health of the community. Kaya HDSS was established in late 2007 following a baseline census of the population of the HDSS area. Homes were visited every 6 months to collect demographic information and data on morbidity and mortality. A verbal autopsy questionnaire is used to collect information on the causes of death. The Kaya HDSS reached 64,480 residents in 10,587 households by the end of 2011, with an average of 6.1 ± 4.3 persons per household. The site is 70% urban and 30% rural. The population is 51.8% female. Over 55% of deaths occur outside health facilities. Malaria is the leading cause of death, primarily affecting children under 5 years of age (44%) and those 5 to 14 years old (36%). The Kaya HDSS data can be obtained by sending a request via the HDSS website (http://kaya-hdss.org/).
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkino Faso. skouanda@irss.bf
authors.forename: Séni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kouanda
authors.forename: Aristide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bado
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaméogo
authors.forename: Juste
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nitièma
authors.forename: Gisèle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yaméogo
authors.forename: Fadima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bocoum
authors.forename: Tiéba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Millogo
authors.forename: Valery
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ridde
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Blaise
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sondo
mesh_terms: D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data