Data Resource Profile: Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network)
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Date
2016
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International journal of epidemiology
Abstract
The Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network) was established
in 2005 and aims to: (i) broaden the evidence base on HIV epidemiology for informing policy; (ii) strengthen analytical
capacity for HIV research; and (iii) foster collaboration between study sites.1 All of the study sites participating in the
ALPHA Network are independently managed and have their own scientific agendas and tailored research methodologies,
but share a common interest in HIV epidemiology and its interactions with the socio-demographic characteristics of the
populations they cover. The ALPHA Network study sites and their institutional affiliations are described in Table 1,
and their geographical distribution is shown in Figure 1. Several of the ALPHA Network study sites have published
site-specific profiles that contain more detail.2–10 Most of the ALPHA Network study sites are also members of the
INDEPTH Network of demographic surveillance sites [http:// www.indepth-network.org/].
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HIV/AIDS data, Africa
Citation
Reniers, G., Wamukoya, M., Urassa, M., Nyaguara, A., Nakiyingi-Miiro, J., Lutalo, T., ... & Zaba, B. (2016). Data resource profile: network for analysing longitudinal population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network). International journal of epidemiology, 45(1), 83-93.