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Health &amp; Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Birbhum population project (Birbhum HDSS)
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birbhum hdss established 2008 covers 351 villages four administrative blocks rural areas birbhum district west bengal india project currently follows 54 585 individuals living 12557 households population followed economically underprivileged socially marginalized hdss prospective longitudinal cohort study designed study changes population demographic health healthcare utilization addition collecting data vital statistics antenatal postnatal tracking verbal autopsies performed moreover periodic surveys capturing sociodemographic economic conditions conducted twice data nutritional status children well adults noncommunicable diseases smoking etc also collected special surveys currently intervention studies anaemia undernutrition common preschool childhood morbidities behavioural changes way access data researcher needs send request data manager surishdsgmailcom data shared common formats like commaseparated files csv microsoft excel xlsx microsoft access database mdbthe hdss soon upgrade data management system integrated platform coordinated guided indepth data sharing policy