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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Feb 22, 2017
Teach teenagers contraceptives use says Gender minister Diane Mushimiyimana "Pregnancy among teenage girls in Rwanda increased from 6.1 per cent to 7.3 per cent according to the demographic and health survey 2014/2015..." http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2017-02-22/208256/ |
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Feb 19, 2017
In Bangladesh Providing Safety Nets to Young Mothers for a Promising Future THE WORLD BANK (Washington, DC) "While Bangladesh has significantly reduced child and maternal mortality, the country still remains among the 10 countries with the highest prevalence of malnutrition. According to Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014, 36.1 percent of children under 5 are considered to be short for their age or stunted..." https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/02/16/in-bangladesh-providing-safety-nets-to-young-mothers-for-a-promising-future |
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Feb 15, 2017
Less than 50 percent households in Assam use improved sanitation facilities Gaurav Das "A total of 439 villages in Assam have been declared open defecation-free (ODF) but only 47.7% of households used 'improved sanitation facilities', the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 said..." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/less-than-50-households-in-assam-use-improved-sanitation-facilities/articleshow/57159851.cms |
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Feb 07, 2017
Rwanda to export fortified foods Peterson Tumwebaze "The 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey results showed that chronic malnutrition affects 38 per cent of children under the age of five years, resulting in stunting..." http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/178/174/157297.html |
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Feb 02, 2017
Born with HIV pregnant at 16 and raped at 17 Theresia Tjihenuna "Minister of health Bernard Haufiku said Namibia remains one of the hardest-hit countries in sub-Saharan Africa with adult HIV prevalence of 14%, according to the 2013 Namibia Demographic Health Survey..." http://www.namibian.com.na/160810/archive-read/Born-with-HIV-pregnant-at-16-and-raped-at-17 |