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.
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Jul 10, 2017
Sexuality education for Kenyas youth Diana Warira "The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) reported that half of women and men begin having sex by age 18..." https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ureport/article/2001246878/sexuality-education-for-kenya-s-youth-when-the-evidence-is-on-the-wall-but-politics-gets-in-the-way |
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Jul 07, 2017
Workplace family planning project empowers women and is good business Mario Villamor "In the Philippines, 18 per cent of married women have an unmet need for family planning, according to the 2013 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey...." http://www.unfpa.org/news/workplace-family-planning-project-empowers-women-and-good-business |
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Jun 19, 2017
85 percent Raj rural women do not know about HIV and AIDS Syed Intishab Ali "According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 (2015-16), only 19.1% of women have comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS. The situation is even worse in rural areas, where only 14.7% of women (age 15-49 years) have comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS..." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/85-raj-rural-women-dont-know-about-hiv/aids/articleshow/59210068.cms |
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Jun 10, 2017
One million reasons why we should keep girls in school Wachira Kigotho "National population datasets from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014 indicate 33 per cent of girls without formal education have already begun childbearing, compared to just 12 per cent with secondary education or higher level of education..." https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001242870/one-million-reasons-why-we-should-keep-girls-in-school |
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Jun 01, 2017
Rwanda Unveils Continental Nutrition Plant THE ECONOMIC TIMES HEALTH WORLD (New Delhi, India) "As per the National Family Health Survey, 2015-16 (NFHS-4), 58.4 percent of children in the age group 6-59 months, 53.0 percent of women (15-49 years) and 22.7 percent of men (15-49 years) are anaemic in India..." http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/iron-rich-pressure-cooker-paths-next-impactful-innovation-to-control-anaemia/58943701 |