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The Agincourt field site--evolution and current status.
- Source :
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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1999 Aug; Vol. 89 (8), pp. 853-8. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Objective: To describe the evolution and current status of the Agincourt field site, Bushbuckridge, in South Africa's rural north-east.<br />Setting: A defined subdistrict, with a population of some 60,000 people including Mozambican refugees, in a former 'homeland' area with substantial labour migration.<br />Approach: Three phases are described: origins and establishment of the field site; a programme of health systems research underpinned by multi-round (prospective) demographic and health surveillance; and contributions to the University of the North's Dikgale field site.<br />Comment: Knowledge of trends in population health (e.g. mortality) is important when shaping the skill base and organisational framework of a district health system. There are valuable opportunities for collaborative research with field sites elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, and within South Africa itself. This will be facilitated by a common data model. A country-wide network of field sites, with surveillance capability, would complement the occasional national census and demographic and health survey, and strengthen South Africa's embryonic health information system.
- Subjects :
- Community Health Services trends
Cooperative Behavior
Demography
Forecasting
Health Services Research
Humans
Primary Health Care trends
Residence Characteristics
Schools, Medical
South Africa
Community Health Services organization & administration
Population Surveillance
Primary Health Care organization & administration
Rural Health
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0256-9574
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10488361