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.

Nov 09, 2020
Roll back malaria: Oyetola flags off 2020 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets distribution campaign

Clement Adeyi
THE SUN (Osogbo, Nigeria)

"... Ehanire maintained that the deployment of new generation net in the state was based on the entomological and insecticide residence monitoring studies in the state from vector surveillance activities in the state sentinel site. 'There has been significant reduction in malaria cases in the country as recorded in the recently disseminated Nigeria Democratic Health Survey (DHS) 2018 where prevalence in children under 5 years dropped to 23% from the 42% recorded in the 2010 malaria Indicator Survey (MIS),' he noted..."

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/roll-back-malaria-oyetola-flags-off-2020-long-lasting-insecticide-treated-nets-distribution-campaign/
Nov 07, 2020
Malaria: Kwara to distribute 2.3 million insecticide nets worth N3.3bn

Biola Azeez
NIGERIAN TRIBUTE (Ilorin, Nigeria)

"...The health expert, who said that there is evidence of a reduction in malaria prevalence in Nigeria, added that the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey indicates 27 per cent prevalence as against 42 per cent in 2010. She said that it was 22 per cent prevalence according to 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)..."

https://tribuneonlineng.com/malaria-kwara-to-distribute-2-3-million-insecticide-nets-worth-n3-3bn/
Nov 06, 2020
Kaduna loses 124 children to malnutrition in 9 months

PULSE (Nigeria)

"...The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS 2018) puts the number of Moderate Acute Malnourished (MAM) children under five years in the state at 4.8 per cent..."

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/kaduna-loses-124-children-to-malnutrition-in-9-months/ppc46qe
Oct 27, 2020
Wasting, stunting of children in Lagos worrisome, says CS-SUNN

Chioma Obinna
VANGUARD (Nigeria)

"...With the outbreak of COVID-19 worsening nutrition situation across the world, Coalitions of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have raised the alarm over malnutrition challenges in the country, particularly, in Lagos state where 6.6 percent of under-five children are wasted and 17.3 percent are stunted, according to the 2018 National Demographic Health Survey, NDHS..."

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/wasting-stunting-of-children-in-lagos-worrisome-cs-sunn/
Oct 23, 2020
Kenya faces a surge in FGM as schoolgirls stay home due to coronavirus lockdowns

Mike Mwenda
LIFE GATE (Kenya)

"...According to a Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey report, the national prevalence of FGM among women and girls aged 15-49 years has gradually declined from 32 per cent in 2003, 27 per cent in 2008-2009 and 21 per cent to 2014. However, experts say the decline needs to be sustained and accelerated by focusing especially on communities where prevalence is still high. Furthermore, the report shows how the proportion of women who have undergone cutting varies by ethnic group, with most women in the Somali (94 per cent), Samburu (86 per cent), Kisii (84 per cent) and Maasai (78 per cent) communities being circumcised..."

https://www.lifegate.com/kenya-fgm-coronavirus