title: Profile: The Rusinga Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Western Kenya.
abstract: The health and demographic surveillance system on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya, was initiated in 2012 to facilitate a malaria intervention trial: the SolarMal project. The project aims to eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island using the nationwide adopted strategy for malaria control (insecticide-treated bed nets and case management) augmented with mass trapping of anopheline mosquitoes. The main purpose of the health and demographic surveillance is to measure the effectiveness of the trial on clinical malaria incidence, and to monitor demographic, environmental and malaria-related data variables. At the end of 2014, the 44 km(2) island had a population of approximately 25 000 individuals living in 8746 residential structures. Three times per year, all individuals are followed up and surveyed for clinical malaria. Following each round of surveillance, a randomly selected cross-section of the population is subject to a rapid diagnostic test to measure malaria. Additionally, extensive monitoring of malaria vectors is performed. Data collection and management are conducted using the OpenHDS platform, with tablet computers and applications with advanced software connected to a centralized database. Besides the general demographic information, other health-related data are collected which can be used to facilitate a range of other studies within and outside the current project. Access to the core dataset can be obtained on request from the authors.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands, tobiassolarmal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Homan
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: di Pasquale
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya and.
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya and.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiche
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiscox
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya and.
authors.forename: Collins
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mweresa
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Wolfgang R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mukabana
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya and.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masiga
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Takken
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maire
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Health and demographic surveillance; Malaria; OpenHDS; Rusinga Island