Table 1.
Description of Included Longitudinal Studies of Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 24)
| Name of Longitudinal Study | Country | Website or main reference article | No. of studies that utilized the data set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS) Longitudinal Study | South Africa | https://ghdx.healthdata.org | 2 |
| Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie | Senegal | Yakam et al., 2022 | 1 |
| Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) | South Africa | University of Cape Town and University of Michigan, 2012 | 1 |
| CLARIFYa | 45 countries including South Africa | Steg, 2009 | 1 |
| Demographic surveillance system (DSS)-(Tanzania) | Tanzania | Geubbels et al., 2015 | 3 |
| The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) | Kenya | Scott et al., 2012 | 1 |
| Epidemiology of Demetia in Central Africa (EPIDEMICA) | Central African Republic and Republic of Congo | Guerchet et al., 2014 | 3 |
| South African leg of the international Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology Study (PURE-SA-NWP) | South Africa and Zimbabwe | https://www2.phri.ca/pure/ | 1 |
| HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa) Study | South Africa | http://www.indepth-network.org/projects/haalsi | 51 |
| Health Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) | South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia | http://www.indepth-network.org/ | 32 |
| Ibadan Study of Aging (ISA) | Nigeria | Gureje et al., 2015 | 20 |
| International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Program, Columbia University (ICAP) | Kenya | https://icap.columbia.edu/ | 2 |
| Indianapolis–Ibadan Dementia Project (IIDP) | Nigeria and Indianapolis | https://iidpportal.medicine.iu.edu/ | 9 |
| Kagera Health and Development Survey (KHDS) | Tanzania |
https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/359
https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/79 https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2251 |
1 |
| Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health | Malawi | Kohler et al., 2020 | 2 |
| Millennium Villages Project (MVP) | Kenya |
Sachs, 2018
https://www.un.org/esa/coordination/Alliance/ Earth%20Institute%20-%20The%20Millennium%20Villages%20Project.htm |
3 |
| Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study | Kenya | Bastawrous et al., 2014 | 1 |
| Nigeria General Household Survey Panel (Nigeria GHS-Panel). | Nigeria | https://nigeria.opendataforafrica.org/ | 2 |
| Survey on Social, Health and Over-all Well-Being of Older People | Kenya | https://microdataportal.aphrc.org/index.php/catalog/48 | 2 |
| The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study (GamBAS) | Gambia | https://thesamson.org/the-gambian-bone-ageing-study/ | 4 |
| Ugandan Non-Communicable Diseases and Aging Cohort Study | Uganda |
Siedner et al., 2021
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02445079 |
1 |
| Urbanization Poverty and Health Dynamics (UPHD) | Kenya | Soldo et al., 1997 | 1 |
| SAGE Well-Being of Older Peoples Study (SAGE-WOPS)-Uganda and South Africa | Uganda and South Africa | https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/study-on-global-ageing-and-adult-health/sage-wops-hiv-waves | 9 |
| WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (WHO-SAGE) | Several countries including South Africa and Ghana | https://apps.who.int/healthinfo/systems/surveydata/index.php/catalog/sage/about | ✝59 |
Notes: ✝Some studies used longitudinal studies/data from more than one country.
aCLARIFY includes samples across 45 countries including South Africa.