A biomarker feasibility study in the South East Asia Community Observatory health and demographic surveillance system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integration of biomarker data with information on health and lifestyle provides a powerful tool to enhance the scientific value of health research. Existing health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) present an opportunity to create novel biodata resources for this purpose, but data and biological sample collection often presents challenges. We outline some of the challenges in developing these resources and present the outcomes of a biomarker feasibility study embedded within the South East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) HDSS.

Methods

We assessed study-related records to determine the pace of data collection, response from potential participants, and feedback following data and sample collection. Overall and stratified measures of data and sample ava

SUBMITTER: Partap U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6152490 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature