Linking health facility data from young adults aged 18-24 years to longitudinal demographic data: Experience from The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System
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Linking health facility data from young adults aged 18-24 years to longitudinal demographic data: Experience from The Kilifi
In 2014, a pilot study was conducted to test the feasibility of Background: linking clinic attendance data for young adults at two health facilities to the population register of the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS). This was part of a cross-sectional survey of health problems of young people, and we tested the feasibility of using the KHDSS platform for the monitoring ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Wellcome Open Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2398-502X
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11302.2