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The DHS Program's in-house Research and Analysis team conducts rigorous, timely, and innovative mixed-methods research on topics related to global public health, demography, and social epidemiology. Our team also trains, mentors, and closely collaborates with fellow researchers and stakeholders who are driven to utilize DHS Program surveys and other survey data to inform programs and policies in various countries and contexts.
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DHS Research Reports
Sep 2015
Contraceptive Use and Perinatal Mortality in the DHS: An Assessment of the Quality and Consistency of Calendars and HistoriesThis study analyzes the quality of perinatal mortality and retrospective contraceptive prevalence rates calculated from various instruments used in the Demographic and Health Surveys.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Sep 2015
The Measurement of Non-Communicable Diseases in 25 Countries with Demographic and Health SurveysThis report provides an overview of NCD data that have been collected by The DHS Program.
Topics: Anemia, Maternal Health
Feb 2015
Religion and Reproductive Behavior in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis paper reports an analysis of how religion may influence reproductive behavior in 28 countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sep 2014
Measures of Malaria Parasitemia Prevalence in National Surveys: Agreement between Rapid Diagnostic Tests and MicroscopyThis report examines the relationship between two different diagnostic tests used in nationally-representative household surveys to measure malaria parasitemia prevalence: Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) and microscopy.
Topics: Malaria
Sep 2014
Assessing the Quality of Care in Family Planning, Antenatal, and Sick Child Services at Health Facilities in Kenya, Namibia, and SenegalThis study assessed the quality of care at health facilities in providing family planning, antenatal care, and sick child care, using data from nationally representative Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys in Kenya, Namibia, and Senegal.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Maternal Health
Sep 2014
Health Insurance Coverage and Its Impact on Maternal Health Care Utilization in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesThis study examined levels of health insurance coverage in 30 low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), using nationally representative data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).
Topics: Maternal Health
Sep 2014
Impact of Scale-up of Maternal and Delivery Care on Reductions in Neonatal Mortality in USAID MCH Priority Countries, 2000-2010Globally, the impressive gains in under-five mortality between 2000 and 2010 have been accompanied by more modest reductions in neonatal mortality.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health
Sep 2014
Contraceptive Dynamics Following HIV TestingThis study uses Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data to investigate how receipt of HIV test results influences subsequent contraceptive behavior.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health
Sep 2014
The Peru Continuous DHS ExperiencePeru was the first country to undertake a continuous survey (CS) within The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program.
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Sep 2014
Validity of Data on Self-reported HIV Status in Malawi and Uganda and Implications for Measurement of ARV CoverageObjective: To assess the validity of self- reported HIV status in two population-based surveys—the 2010 Malawi DHS and the 2011 Uganda AIS—to determine whether self-reported HIV status can be used as a basis for measuring indicators of use of services such as ART and PMTCT by people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Topics: HIV/AIDS