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Research and Further Analysis
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 2003
Water, Koko, and Appetite: Complementary Feeding Practices in Kumasi, GhanaThe study of complementary feeding of infants in two sites in the Kumasi area of Ghana examined the interaction between mother and child among well nourished and malnourished children 3-18 months old.
Topics: Nutrition
Oct 2001
Introducing Complementary Foods to Infants in Central MaliThis study examined how mothers of malnourished and well nourished babies 3-12 months old in four sites north of Mopti breast fed their children and introduced complementary foods into their diet.
Topics: Nutrition
Jun 1999
Breastfeeding and Complementary Infant Feeding/Postpartum EffectsThis report is a descriptive analysis of breastfeeding, complementary infant feeding, and the postpartum effects of breastfeeding and is based on data collected in 37 nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys.
Topics: Nutrition
Dec 1997
Maternal Nutritional StatusThis report presents cross-country comparisons of the nutritional status of women who have children born in the five years preceding the survey.
Topics: Anemia, Gender, Nutrition
Jun 1994
Children's Nutritional StatusThis report describes the nutritional status in 19 countries surveyed under the first phase of the DHS program (DHS I), as well as differentials in the levels of undernutrition by selected demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related characteristics.
Topics: Anemia, Nutrition