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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 2013
Guidelines on the Use of DHS GPS DataSpatial Analysis combines the detailed geographic data collected in the DHS surveys with other DHS or 3rd party data to provide geographic analysis of key demographic and health topics..
Topics: Geographic Information
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
May 2004
Contextual Influences on the Use of Antenatal Care in NepalThis report explores the degree to which contextual factors are determinants of individual behavior, specifically regarding the use of antenatal services.
Topics: Gender, Geographic Information, Maternal Health
Dec 2003
Spatial Analysis of Childhood Mortality in West AfricaWest African countries experience mortality two to three times higher than countries in northern Africa and much of southern Africa.
Topics: Geographic Information, Infant and Child Mortality
Feb 2000
West Africa Spatial Analysis Prototype Exploratory Analysis: Cluster Typing ProceduresThe West African Spatial Analysis Prototype is an attempt to gather existing demographic data collected through the Demographic and Health Surveys of countries in the West Africa region, identify their geographic coordinates, and place them within a geographic database and analysis system.
Topics: Geographic Information
Sep 1998
West Africa Spatial Analysis Prototype Exploratory Analysis: Creating Social Borders from the WASAP Data SetsThe aim of this paper is to demonstrate and evaluated the construction and application of a set social boarders.
Topics: Geographic Information
Sep 1998
West Africa Spatial Analysis Prototype Exploratory Analysis: The Effect of Aridity Zone on Child Nutritional StatusIn recent years there has been a large increase in the demand for data to monitor and evaluate government and international donor programs.
Topics: Geographic Information
Sep 1998
West Africa Spatial Analysis Prototype Exploratory Analysis: The Effect of Settlement Zones and Economic Diversity on Reproductive Behavior in West AfricaThe goal of this study is to measure the relationship between reproductive behavior and settlement zones and economic diversity in twelve countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo).
Topics: Geographic Information