DHS in the News
Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.
Aquino defeats church and Pacquiao over condom law
Daniel Ten Kate, Joel Guinto, and Norman P. Aquino
BLOOMBERG NEWS
...While the wealthiest 20 percent of women in the Philippines have an average of 1.9 babies, the poorest fifth deliver 5.2, according to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey. In the bottom income-bracket, 44.1 percent of women aged 15 to 24 had begun childbearing, according to the survey, more than three times the number of the wealthiest 20 percent in the same age range...
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