DDI.AHRI.Sesikhona.ActivitySpace.Survey
Nompumelelo Mkwanazi
Sweetness H Dube
Africa Health Research Institute
Nesstar Publisher
AHRI.Sesikhona.ActivitySpace.Survey
Prof. Frank Tanser(Principal Investigator)
Prof Adrian Dobra
Prof Till Barnighausen
Africa Health Research Institute
Nesstar Publisher
National Institute of Health
German Science Foundation
Academy of Medical Sciences Newton Fund
5R01HD084233
BA2064/14-1
NAF527791
v1.0.0
Human mobility, HIV, GPS technology, digital technology, travel, mobility and activity space
GPS technology, smartphone-based GPS, human mobility, young adults, HIV, mobile health, digital technology, mental health
The Sesikhona study is the first of its kind study using smartphone-based GPS technology to record ultra-high resolution mobility patterns of over 200 young adults aged 20-30 years in rural KwaZulu Natal. The study seeks to identify distinct movement typologies within this highly mobile, HIV hyper-endemic population and to quantify travel in and out of known high-risk locations, with the long-term goal of developing a location-intelligent smartphone intervention that delivers real-time, precision messaging to individuals at heighten risk of HIV acquisition, transmission or treatment interruption. Conducted in three phases between 2021 and 2025, the study used the Avicenna Research Platform to collect GPS and survey data. Between 2023 and 2025, consenting individuals self-completed surveys bi- daily and monthly based on their travel, mobility and activity space questions to validate the collected GPS location data, understand reasons for travel and planning thereof. 25978, 25237, 25236, 25235, 22768, 22766
South Africa
Residents from uMkhanyakude in KwaZulu Natal but move anywhere in South Africa
Young adults aged 20-30 years old
Survey data
Participants were randomly selected from the 2019 AHRI HIV surveillance program if they were aged 20-30 years old and had participated in the HIV survey in 2019 and were resident members in the southern PIP and owned a smartphone that supported the study app.
Travel, Mobility and Activity space survey responses from Sesikhona participants via the Avicenna app
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 being revoked 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 and must cite the dataset in publication using the citation provided as part of this documentation. 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 relevant DOI.
AHRI.Sesikhona.ActivitySpace.Survey.2025.v1.0.NSDstat
2241
16
Nesstar 200801
Participant ID
2241
0
39636
95065
52173.469
11827.971
Work
353
1888
1
Yes
353
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1888
School
160
2081
1
Yes
160
2
No
0
Sysmiss
2081
Market/Shops
436
1805
1
Yes
436
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1805
Town
510
1731
1
Yes
510
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1731
Church
276
1965
1
Yes
276
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1965
Bar/Drinking Venue
60
2181
1
Yes
60
2
No
0
Sysmiss
2181
Social Event(Funeral Wedding Sporting)
142
2099
1
Yes
142
2
No
0
Sysmiss
2099
Clinic/Hospital/Doctor
252
1989
1
Yes
252
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1989
Visit your Partner
275
1966
1
Yes
275
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1966
Visit another family member
240
2001
1
Yes
240
2
No
0
Sysmiss
2001
Visit a Friend
356
1885
1
Yes
356
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1885
Travel Out of Town
125
2116
1
Yes
125
2
No
0
Sysmiss
2116
Other
383
1858
1
Yes
383
2
No
0
Sysmiss
1858
Record Time
2241
0
Status
2241
0
0
Unknown
0
1
Completed
1942
2
Canceled
5
3
Expired
289
4
Blocked
5
5
Invalid Criteria
0
6
In progress
0