Study overview
Overview
- Study title
- Muzaffarpur-TMRC Health and Demographic Surveillance System
- Participants enrolled
- 105,000
- Lead institute
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- Principal investigator (PI)
- Shyam Sundar (BHU)
- Principal investigator profile
- Open profile
- Study design
- Prospective
- Location
- Bihar (Muzaffarpur)
- Single / multiple sites
- Single Site
- Key highlights
- The Muzaffarpur-TMRC HDSS is the world's only demographic platform specifically dedicated to research on Visceral Leishmaniasis, monitoring over 105,000 individuals in endemic Bihar. It identifies critical links between poor housing conditions and higher disease caseloads while utilizing village volunteers to maintain high community participation.
- Reference paper 1
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyu178
Insights & criteria
Insights
- Inclusion criteria
- Lived at least 6 months in a year
- Socio‑demographic / economic
- Rural Setting
- Recruitment and timeline
- 2007-ongoing
- Follow‑up
- Every 2 Months
- Keywords
- Surveillance, Epidemiology
Details
Details
- Age group
- All Ages
- Gender
- Men & Women
- Scope
- National
- Category
- HDSS