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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
Aug 2021
Review of Health Facility Referrals for Severe Malaria in DHS Program SurveysThis paper examines the severe malaria referral process for 188,686 children tested for malaria and anemia in 37 surveys across 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa collected between 2011 and 2018.
Topics: Malaria
Aug 2019
Quality of Diagnostic Services for Non-Severe Suspected Malaria Cases: An Analysis of National Health Facility Surveys from Malawi and TanzaniaGlobal malaria diagnostic and treatment guidelines recommend that every suspected malaria case be tested, every confirmed case be treated, and the disease tracked by surveillance systems.
Topics: Health facilities/SPA surveys, Malaria
Sep 2018
Gaps in Service Utilization and Service Provision: An Analysis of DHS and SPA Malaria Data from Malawi, Senegal, and TanzaniaAnalytical studies emphasize policy and program-relevant themes and research questions.
Topics: Malaria
Aug 2018
The Association of Deforestation and Other Environmental Factors with Child Health and MortalityThis report uses data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean to study the associations between environmental variables and child health outcomes, including child mortality.
Topics: Anemia, Child Health and Development, Geographic Information, Infant and Child Mortality, Malaria, Nutrition
Aug 2016
Using Household Survey Data to Explore the Effects of Improved Housing Conditions on Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan AfricaIn the past decade, malaria control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa have focused on the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), and prompt diagnosis and treatment in combatting malaria.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Malaria
Sep 2015
The Relationship between the Health Service Environment and Service Utilization: Linking Population Data to Health Facilities Data in Haiti and MalawiAccess to and quality of health services are key determinants in utilization of health services and consequently, health outcomes.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Geographic Information, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal Health
Sep 2015
Increasing Equity of Insecticide-Treated Net Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2003 to 2014An increase in funding for malaria control in the past decade has resulted in a dramatic increase in ITN ownership and use in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA).
Topics: Malaria
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 2013
Preventing Malaria during Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Determinants of Effective IPTp DeliveryIPTp of at least two doses of sulphadoxine- pyrimethamine (SP), administered at ANC visits, is an effective malaria prevention intervention.
Topics: Malaria
Sep 2012
Improving Estimates of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Coverage from Household Surveys: Using Geographic Coordinates to Account for Endemicity and SeasonalityEstimates of ITN use can be biased downward in countries with substantial variation in malaria endemicity or when part of the country is surveyed outside malaria season and the other part during.
Topics: Geographic Information, Malaria