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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 2014
Intertemporal Comparisons of Poverty and Wealth with DHS Data: A Harmonized Asset Index ApproachOver the past 30 years, the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has conducted more than 300 household surveys in over 90 countries.
Topics: Household and Respondent Characteristics, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Feb 2014
Making the Demographic and Health Surveys Wealth Index ComparableThe development of the DHS Wealth Index more than a decade ago provided the opportunity to analyze economic status inequalities beyond those of educational attainment, occupation, residence, and ethnic group.
Topics: Wealth/Socioeconomics
Jan 2014
Association between Economic Growth, Coverage of Maternal and Child Health Interventions, and Under-Five Mortality: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis of 36 Sub-Saharan African CountriesIn this report, using data from 99 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 36 sub-Saharan African countries, we investigate factors that have contributed to the declines in under-five mortality rates (U5MR) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Sep 2009
Changes in HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe report summarizes levels and recent changes in 69 indicators of HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of women and men age 15–49 in 23 countries in sub- Saharan Africa.
Topics: Education, HIV/AIDS, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Jun 2009
Men's Reproductive Health: Findings from the Demographic and Health Surveys, 1995-2004This report documents both socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of male respondents to the DHS surveys, as well as male attitudes, preferences, and behaviors relating to contraception, fertility, and health in 40 developing countries.
Topics: Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Gender, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Aug 2004
The DHS Wealth IndexThe DHS wealth index is an attempt to make better use of existing data in the Demographic and Health Surveys in a systematic fashion to determine a household’s relative economic status.
Topics: Household and Respondent Characteristics, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Sep 2003
Trends in Delivery Care in Six CountriesIncreasing the proportion of deliveries with skilled attendants present is being advocated as the most important step in preventing maternal deaths worldwide.
Topics: Maternal Health, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Dec 1996
Status of Women: Indicators for Twenty-five CountriesThis study utilizes the household and individual level information available in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program to compare women's status across 25 countries throughout the developing world..
Topics: Education, Gender, Wealth/Socioeconomics
May 1996
Household Structure, Socioeconomic Level, and Child Health in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis report provides some insight into variations in household structure in sub- Saharan Africa and the relationship of household structure and socioeconomic status to children's health outcomes.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Household and Respondent Characteristics, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Jun 1994
Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Health Indicators for Subnational AreasThis report, which covers the results from surveys completed in the first phase of the DHS program (DHS I), compiles statistics on demographic, maternal and child health, and socioeconomic indicators for urban and rural areas by subnational region.
Topics: Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Household and Respondent Characteristics, Wealth/Socioeconomics