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Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network)

South Africa, 2002 - 2024
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Reference ID
AHRI.AN03-01.Dataset.7.1
Producer(s)
Kobus Herbst, Willem Hanekom, Mark Siedner, Guy Harling
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Aug 13, 2026
Last modified
Aug 13, 2026
  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    AHRI.AN03-01.Dataset.7.1
    Title
    Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network)
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa ZA
    Abstract
    The ALPHA Network is a collaboration between 10 longitudinal studies in sub-Saharan Africa. These studies collect data on HIV infection alongside demographic, behavioural, socio-economic and clinical data from residents of the study areas. The Network harmonises these data and conducts comparable and pooled analyses on HIV-related research questions. AHRI contributes data from ACDIS and PIP to the Network and this is referred to within the Network as uMkhanyakude. This dataset contains the sex and date of birth for the population resident in the study area and dates of migrations and deaths. It is used to construct the population denominator for all analyses.
    Kind of Data
    Surveillance data
    Unit of Analysis
    Each observation describes an individual's period of residence in a household

    Version

    Version Description
    v1.1.0

    Scope

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    Demography Epidemiology HIV Mortality Incidence Africa Health Research Institute
    Keywords
    ALPHA; ALPHA Network; HIV incidence; HIV mortality; ANDLA Network; residency

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    Africa Health Research Institute Population Intervention Study Area (PIPSA)
    Universe
    Household members of the Africa Health Research Institute Population Intervention Programme Study Area

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Kobus Herbst Africa Health Research Institute
    Willem Hanekom Africa Health Research Institute
    Mark Siedner Africa Health Research Institute
    Guy Harling Africa Health Research Institute
    Producers
    Name
    Africa Health Research Institute
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation Role
    Wellcome Trust WT Core funding
    SAPRIN SAPRIN
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Thobeka Mngomezulu AHRI Data collection
    Phumzile Dlamini AHRI Data collection
    Nomathamsanqa Majozi AHRI Public Engagement
    Siyabonga Nxumalo AHRI Data extraction
    Sweetness Dube AHRI Data Documentation
    Dickman Gareta AHRI Data Management oversight
    Eugene Ehlers AHRI Software Development
    Theresa Smit AHRI Laboratory oversight
    Gregory Ording-Jesperse AHRI Laboratory data management

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    Household demographic surveillance

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2002-11-25 2024-12-17

    Access policy

    Access conditions
    Access to the data requires accurate completion of the online data access application form accessible on the AHRI Data repository(<https://data.ahri.org/>). Data users are required to abide by the data use conditions stipulated on the application for access to the data. Failure to do so may result in their data access privileges revolved by the Data Custodian. In order to recognise the effort and intellectual contributions of AHRI investigators in producing and curating the data, users of AHRI data must acknowledge the source of the data and abide by the terms and conditions under which the data is accessed. All analytical datasets published on the AHRI Data Repository are assigned digital object identifier (DOIs) and the DOIs can be found on the Data Repository under Study Description tab - Access policy. AHRI data users are required to always cite the dataset using the DOI.
    Citation requirements
    Herbst, K., Hanekom, W., Siedner, M., & Harling, G. (2026). Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network) [Dataset]. Africa Health Research Institute.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.AN03-01.DATASET.7.1

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    AHRI.AN03-01.Dataset.7.1
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation
    Africa Health Research Institute AHRI
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