title: Data Resource Profile: Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, georges.reniers@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reniers
authors.affiliation: African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Marylene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wamukoya
authors.affiliation: Tazama Project, Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urassa
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute and the Centers for Disease Control, Kisumu, Kenya.
authors.forename: Amek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyaguara
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakiyingi-Miiro
authors.affiliation: Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Rakai, Uganda.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lutalo
authors.affiliation: Africa Centre for Population Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa, Department of Social Statistics and Demography, Southampton University, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hosegood
authors.affiliation: Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gregson
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gómez-Olivé
authors.affiliation: Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Eveline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geubbels
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Amelia C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Crampin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wringe
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda.
authors.forename: Laban
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Waswa
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Centre for Global Health Research, Umea° University, Umea°, Sweden.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tollman
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Slaymaker
authors.affiliation: Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Rakai, Uganda, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serwadda
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oti
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Moffat J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nyirenda
authors.affiliation: Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Rakai, Uganda.
authors.forename: Dorean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nabukalu
authors.affiliation: Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nyamukapa
authors.affiliation: Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Rakai, Uganda.
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nalugoda
authors.affiliation: Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research, Harare, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mugurungi
authors.affiliation: Tazama Project, Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Baltazar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mtenga
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute and the Centers for Disease Control, Kisumu, Kenya, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC, Atlanta GA, USA and.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: Tazama Project, Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Denna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.affiliation: Africa Centre for Population Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa, Department of Social Statistics and Demography, Southampton University, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Nuala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.affiliation: Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Milly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute and the Centers for Disease Control, Kisumu, Kenya.
authors.forename: Sewe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maquins
authors.affiliation: Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Levira
authors.affiliation: African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kyobutungi
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute and the Centers for Disease Control, Kisumu, Kenya.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kwaro
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kasamba
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Chifundo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kanjala
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Centre for Global Health Research, Umea° University, Umea°, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Chodziwadziwa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kabudula
authors.affiliation: Africa Centre for Population Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa.
authors.forename: Kobus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herbst
authors.affiliation: Africa Centre for Population Health, Mtubatuba, South Africa.
authors.forename: Dickman
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gareta
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Church
authors.affiliation: Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit, Lilongwe, UK.
authors.forename: Menard
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chihana
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.affiliation: African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Donatien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beguy
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda.
authors.forename: Gershim
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asiki
authors.affiliation: Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Shamte
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.affiliation: Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: Ramadhani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Basia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zaba
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult