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.

Oct 21, 2020
Egypt promotes birth control to slow population growth

Mohamed Sabry
AL-MONITOR (Egypt)

"...The Egypt Demographic and Health Survey of 2014 also showed that around 59% of married women in Egypt are using contraception..."

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2020/10/egypt-plan-birth-control-overpopulation-growth-crisis.html
Oct 20, 2020
COVID-19 challenge, opportunity in Addis Ababa

NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

“…Immediately after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ethiopia in March 2020, COVID-19 the government of Ethiopia and its development partners reviewed people’s access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among other necessities using the latest round of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. As a result, the analysis shows that the current levels of access to water and soap are suboptimal to adopt the hand-washing recommendations…”

https://newbusinessethiopia.com/health/covid-19-challenge-opportunity-in-addis-ababa/
Oct 19, 2020
Bridging critical gaps in sexual and reproductive health services during Covid-19

Dr. Ben Bellows and Dr. Shobha Gudi
THE ECONOMIC TIMES (India)

"...This is reflected in the National Family Health Survey- 4 (2017) data, which shows that only 48% of married women in India aged 15-49 years were using modern contraceptives..."

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/bridging-critical-gaps-in-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-during-covid-19/78746404
Oct 19, 2020
OPINION: Women facing domestic violence during COVID-19 need access to safety now more than ever

Christine Ogutu and Wangu Kanja
CITIZEN DIGITAL (Kenya)

“…Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, 45 percent of women and girls aged between 15 and 49 reported to have experienced physical violence and 14 percent sexual violence according to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey…”

https://citizentv.co.ke/blogs/opinion-women-facing-domestic-violence-during-covid-19-need-access-to-safety-now-more-than-ever-348272/
Oct 19, 2020
An Earthquake, an Orphanage, and New Beginnings for Haitian Children in America

Catherine Porter and Serge F. Kovaleski
NEW YORK TIMES (New York)

"...they also recalled stretches of hunger and corporal punishment — which although outlawed in Haiti is a common experience for 80 percent of the country’s children, according to Haiti’s 2016-17 national survey..."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/world/haiti-adoptions.html