The effects of HIV and systolic blood pressure on mortality risk in rural South Africa, 2010-2019: a data note.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

South Africa is experiencing both HIV and hypertension epidemics. Data were compiled for a study to identify effects of HIV and high systolic blood pressure on mortality risk among people aged 40-plus in a rural South African area experiencing high prevalence of both conditions. We aim to release the replication data set for this study.

Data description

The research data comes from the 2010-11 Ha Nakekela (We Care) population-based survey nested in the Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance System (AHDSS) located in the northeast region of South Africa. An age-sex-stratified probability sample was drawn from the AHDSS. The public data set includes information on individual socioeconomic characteristics and measures of HIV status and blood pressure for

SUBMITTER: Houle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498573 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature