COVID-19 impact data for the CHAMPS HDSS network: Data from Harar and Kersa, Ethiopia

Jonathan A Muir; Merga Dheresa; Zachary J Madewell; Tamirat Getachew; Gamachis Daraje; Gezahegn Mengesha; Cynthia G Whitney; Nega Assefa; Solveig A Cunningham

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2023.109508

COVID-19 impact data for the CHAMPS HDSS network: Data from Harar and Kersa, Ethiopia

Data Brief. 2023 Aug 21:50:109508. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109508. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Jonathan A Muir¹, Merga Dheresa², Zachary J Madewell³, Tamirat Getachew², Gamachis Daraje², Gezahegn Mengesha², Cynthia G Whitney¹, Nega Assefa², Solveig A Cunningham¹

Affiliations

¹ Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
² Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
³ Global Health Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Abstract

Data were collected as part of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network to learn about the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on child health and access to care. Data were collected between August and September 2021 through a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) operating in Eastern Ethiopia using a survey instrument focused on knowledge about COVID-19 and changes in food availability and healthcare services during the COVID-19 related lockdown. The data are representative of two communities in Eastern Ethiopia, one rural (Kersa) and one urban (Harar), and consist of a random sample of 880 households.

Keywords: East Africa; Resilience; SARS-CoV-2; Vulnerability.