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.

Dec 15, 2021
10 key highlights from the 2019-20 demographic and health survey

Patrick Nzabonimpa
THE NEW TIMES (Rwanda)

"...The entire article is RDHS data! (Like a summary of the Summary Report); however 2 slight data issues worth mentioning: for childhood nutrition indicators they say 33% of Rwanda children aged 6-59 months are stunted, but anthropometry was done for all children under 5 "The use of modern methods for family planning by married women has increased by 10 per cent between 2014-15 and 2019-20" when it is not 10%, but 10 percentage points. I think we can still share this article, but just noting this for further discussion..."

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/10-key-highlights-2019-20-demographic-and-health-survey
Dec 13, 2021
Big Steps Forward: Cameroon's Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths

Leocadia Bongben
NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH (Nigeria)

"...The Cameroon 2018 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) revealed that in 2011 the country’s Pregnancy-Related Mortality Ratio (PRMR) was 782 for every 100,000 live births. Seven years later however, there was a significant decline as the PRMR was now 467 deaths for every 100,000 live births..."

https://nigeriahealthwatch.com/big-steps-forward-cameroons-multi-sector-approach-to-reducing-pregnancy-related-deaths/
Dec 13, 2021
Educación sexual para decidir, más que un pendiente en zonas rurales

Cindy A. Morales
EL ESPECTADOR (Colombia)

"...La Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud de 2015 (ENDS) mostró que la mayoría de las personas de 13 a 49 años seguían asociando la sexualidad con la genitalidad (tener relaciones sexuales, hacer el amor, tener sexo). Lo que dice Sofía sobre la información que da la familia sería, por decir lo menos, anecdótico, si no fuera porque la Encuesta de Demografía y Salud de 2015 indica que la familia es el segundo espacio donde los jóvenes se informan sobre sexualidad. “En el total del país, el 59,5 % de las mujeres adolescentes y jóvenes de 13 a 24 años está asistiendo a un establecimiento educativo y el 40,5 % no lo está haciendo. Es una inasistencia alta: significa que por cada tres mujeres en edad escolar que asisten, hay dos que no lo hacen”, explica la encuesta..."

https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/paz-y-memoria/educacion-sexual-y-derechos-sexuales-y-reproductivos-en-ninos-y-ninas-de-las-zonas-rurales-de-colombia/
Dec 01, 2021
Aucune femme ne devrait mourir en donnant la vie

IWACU (Burundi)

"...334 pour 100 000 naissances vivantes est le niveau de mortalité maternelle, d’après la dernière enquête démographique et de santé 2016-2017..."

https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/aucune-femme-ne-devrait-mourir-en-donnant-la-vie/
Nov 30, 2021
Feature: Kenya's community health volunteers boost fight against malaria

CHINA.ORG.CN (China, Xinhua)

"Apat said that as a result of tireless devotion of these volunteers, national malaria prevalence in Kenya has dropped from a high of 8 to the current 6 percent, based on the results of Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey of 2020..."

http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2021-11/30/content_77902502.htm