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Birbhum Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Start year: 2008 HDSS National Longitudinal
Participants
51,424
Age group
0-96 years
Gender
Men & Women
Study overview
Overview
Study title
Birbhum Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Participants enrolled
51,424
Lead institute
Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance (SHDS)
Principal investigator (PI)
Anamitra Barik (SHDS)
Principal investigator profile
Open profile
Study design
Longitudinal
Location
West Bengal (Birbhum)
Single / multiple sites
Single Site
Key highlights
The study aims to monitor demographic and health transitions over time in a rural, economically underprivileged region of Birbhum district, West Bengal. It further aim to track vital events (births, deaths, migrations, marriages), healthcare utilization, and health outcomes, with the goal of understanding changing patterns and determinants of population health.
Published Year
2024
Insights & criteria
Insights
Exclusion criteria
Permanent Migration, displacement or Death
Socio‑demographic / economic
Rural Setting
Recruitment and timeline
2008-ongoing
Follow‑up
Once a fortnight
Keywords
Surveillance, Non Communicable Disese
Details
Details
Age group
0-96 years
Gender
Men & Women
Scope
National
Category
HDSS